A spindle-like apparatus guides bacterial chromosome segregation
A spindle-like apparatus guides bacterial chromosome segregation
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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In bacteria, chromosomes are partitioned by the Par system. Super-resolution microscopy demonstrates that ParA and ParB forms a 'spindle-like' structure and suggests that the pole protein, TipN, anchors the DNA-bound ParA filaments at the new pole.
Until recently, a dedicated mitotic apparatus that segregates newly replicated chromosomes into da...
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A spindle-like apparatus guides bacterial chromosome segregation
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3205914
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3205914
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1465-7392
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1476-4679
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10.1038/ncb2083
