A molecular beacon defines bacterial cell asymmetry

Cell
Melanie L Lawler, Yves V Brun

Abstract

Many cells divide asymmetrically by generating two different cell ends or poles prior to cell division, but the mechanisms by which cells distinguish one pole from the other is poorly understood. In this issue of Cell, Huitema et al. (2006) and Lam et al. (2006) describe a protein that defines one specific pole of a bacterial cell by localizing to the site of cell division to be inherited by both progeny at the resulting new poles.

References

Jan 1, 1982·Differentiation; Research in Biological Diversity·E D Huguenel, A Newton
Mar 15, 2006·Cell·Edgar HuitemaPatrick H Viollier

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Jun 1, 2011·Journal of Ocular Biology, Diseases, and Informatics·Erich A Heise, Patrice E Fort
Mar 4, 2010·Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews : MMBR·Patrick D Curtis, Yves V Brun
Jan 10, 2008·Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology·Shahragim TajbakhshIsabelle Le Roux
Nov 13, 2007·Current Opinion in Microbiology·Melanie L Lawler, Yves V Brun

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