Spatial organization of bacterial chromosomes.

Spatial organization of bacterial chromosomes.
Curr Opin Microbiol. 2014 Oct 17;22C:66-72
Authors: Wang X, Rudner DZ
Abstract
Bacterial chromosomes are organized in stereotypical patterns that are faithfully and robustly regenerated in daughter cells. Two distinct spatial patterns were described almost a decade ago in our most tractable model organisms. In recent years, analysis of chromosome organization in a larger and more diverse set of bacteria and a deeper characterization of chromosome dynamics in the original model systems have provided a broader and more complete picture of both chromosome organization and the activities that generate the observed spatial patterns. Here, we summarize these different patterns highlighting similarities and differences and discuss the protein factors that help establish and maintain them.
PMID: 25460798 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Current Opinion in Microbiology - October 17, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Wang X, Rudner DZ Tags: Curr Opin Microbiol Source Type: research