Chromosome organization and segregation in bacteria

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 292-303

  Thanbichler, Martin ^a   Shapiro, Lucy ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Bacteria; Caulobacter crescentus; Chromatin; Chromosome; Chromosome organization; DNA segregation; DNA topology; DNA binding proteins; Escherichia coli; MreB; Nucleoid; Origin movement; Segregation mechanisms; SMC; Supercoiling

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MREB PROTEIN; REPLISOME;

BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DAUGHTER CELL; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA PACKAGING; DNA, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33750531252     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.05.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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