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RacA, a Bacterial Protein That Anchors Chromosomes to the Cell Poles
Abstract
Eukaryotic chromosomes are anchored to a spindle apparatus during mitosis, but no such structure is known during chromosome segregation in bacteria. When sister chromosomes are segregated during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis , the replication origin regions migrate to opposite poles of the cell. If and how origin regions are fastened at the poles has not been determined. Here we describe a developmental protein, RacA, that acts as a bridge between the origin region and the cell poles. We propose that RacA assembles into an adhesive patch at a centromere-like element near the origin, causing chromosomes to stick at the poles.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ben-Yehuda, S., Rudner, D. Z., & Losick, R.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2003-01-24
- Volume
- 299
- Issue
- 5606
- Pages
- 532-536
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2032145856
- Cited by
- 314
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 12.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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