MicrobiologyNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewed
To let go or not to let go: how ParA can impact the release of the chromosomal anchoring in Caulobacter crescentus
Stephanie G. Puentes-Rodriguez, John D Norcross, Paola E. Mera
This study shows that ParA's interactions with PopZ and DNA are critical for parS release during chromosome segregation in Caulobacter crescentus, with ParA-R195E causing cell death by preventing proper segregation.
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