Postseptational chromosome partitioning in bacteria.

doi:10.1073/pnas.92.19.8630

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Postseptational chromosome partitioning in bacteria.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 12 Sept 1995

Sharpe M E, Errington J

Abstract excerpt

Mutations in the spoIIIE gene prevent proper partitioning of one chromosome into the developing prespore during sporulation but have no overt effect on partitioning in vegetatively dividing cells. However, the expression of spoIIIE in vegetative cells and the occurrence of genes closely related t...

Topics

Bacillus subtilis
Bacterial Proteins
Cell Division
Chromosomes, Bacterial
DNA Replication
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Mutation
Sigma Factor
Spores, Bacterial
Transcription Factors
Uracil

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