Mutational analysis of the F plasmid partitioning protein ParA reveals novel residues required for oligomerisation and plasmid maintenance
Nivedita Mitra, Dipika Mishra, Manasi Mudaliyar, Rinku Yadav, Suyog Zinjurte, Irene Aniyan Puthethu, Pananghat Gayathri, Debnath Ghosal, R. Srinivasan
This study identifies mutations in ParA that disrupt polymerization and plasmid maintenance, highlighting the role of ParA oligomerization in plasmid partitioning.
Nucleic Acids Research · Jun 20, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology