Dynamic localization of proteins and DNA during a bacterial cell cycle

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 167-176

  Jensen, Rasmus B ^a   Wang, Sherry C ^b   Shapiro, Lucy ^b  

^a GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; CTRA PROTEIN, CAULOBACTER; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FATE; DNA REPLICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0036512564     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm758     Document Type: Review

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