SMC modulates ParB engagement in segregation complexes in Streptomyces
Katarzyna Pawlikiewicz, Agnieszka Strzałka, Michał Majkowski, Julia Duława-Kobeluszczyk, Marcin Jan Szafran, Dagmara Jakimowicz
This study shows SMC stabilizes ParB complexes on DNA and reduces its CTPase activity, revealing a positive feedback mechanism in bacterial chromosome segregation.
Nature Communications · Oct 9, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology