DNA Binding by the Escherichia coli MinC/MinD Complex Requires the MinC Interdomain Linker
Navaneethan Palanisamy, Linda Klauss, Maïween Lefebvre, Jungsheng Liang, Götz Hofhaus, Johan Zeelen, Maximilian Urban, Mehmet Ali Öztürk, Sabine Merker, Marcin Luzarowski, Thomas Ruppert, Barbara Di Ventura
The paper shows that the MinC/MinD complex enhances DNA binding, with the MinC linker playing a critical role, and links this to chromosome organization in E. coli.
bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology