Plasmid segregation: a new class of cytoskeletal proteins emerges.

Author
Zemer Gitai
Publication Year
2006

Type

Journal Article
Abstract

The discovery that a plasmid-partitioning ATPase forms astral cytoskeletal structures both unveils a new family of cytoskeletal proteins and suggests that cytoskeletal involvement is a universal feature of DNA segregation.

Keywords
Bacterial Proteins, Cytoskeleton, Plasmids, Cytoskeletal Proteins, Adenosine Triphosphatases, Chromosome Segregation
Journal
Curr Biol
Volume
16
Issue
4
Pages
R133-6
Date Published
02/2006
ISSN Number
0960-9822
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2006.02.007
Alternate Journal
Curr. Biol.
PMID
16488865