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The chromosome partitioning proteins Soj (ParA) and Spo0J (ParB) contribute to accurate chromosome partitioning, separation of replicated sister origins, and regulation of replication initiation in Bacillus subtilis.
Molecular microbiology - 1 May 2006
Lee Philina S, Grossman Alan D
Abstract excerpt
Soj (ParA) and Spo0J (ParB) of Bacillus subtilis belong to a conserved family of proteins required for efficient plasmid and chromosome partitioning in many bacterial species. Unlike most Par systems, for which intact copies of both parA and parB are required for the Par system to function, inactivating soj does not cause a detectable chromosome partitioning phenotype whereas inactivating spo0J leads to a...
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- Bacillus subtilis
- Bacterial Proteins
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Chromosome Segregation
- Chromosomes, Bacterial
- DNA Replication