Post-replicative pairing of sister ter regions in Escherichia coli involves multiple activities of MatP
E. Crozat, C. Tardin, M. Salhi, P. Rousseau, A. Lablaine, T. Bertoni, D. Holcman, B. Sclavi, P. Cicuta, F. Cornet
The paper investigates how MatP protein facilitates pairing of sister ter regions in E. coli by combining mobility analyses and biochemical methods, finding MatP tetramerization and ZapB interaction are essential.
bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2020Microbiology