A DNA Damage-Induced, SOS-Independent Checkpoint Regulates Cell Division in Caulobacter crescentus

PLoS Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Modell, Joshua W ^a   Kambara, Tracy K ^a   Perchuk, Barrett S ^a   Laub, Michael T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; DIDA PROTEIN; DRID PROTEIN; FTSI PROTEIN; FTSN PROTEIN; FTSW PROTEIN; SIDA PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FTSW PROTEIN, BACTERIA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING AFFINITY; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; FTSI GENE; FTSW GENE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; CELL DIVISION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MISSENSE MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINTS; CELL DIVISION; DNA DAMAGE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84920468768     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001977     Document Type: Article

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