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A metabolic sensor governing cell size in bacteria.
Cell - 27 Jul 2007
Weart Richard B, Lee Amy H, Chien An-Chun, Haeusser Daniel P, Hill Norbert S, Levin Petra Anne
Abstract excerpt
Nutrient availability is one of the strongest determinants of cell size. When grown in rich media, single-celled organisms such as yeast and bacteria can be up to twice the size of their slow-growing counterparts. The ability to modulate size in a nutrient-dependent manner requires cells to: (1) detect when they have reached the appropriate mass for a given growth rate and (2) transmit this information to the...
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