DNA transport in bacteria

被引:99
作者
Errington, J [1 ]
Bath, J [1 ]
Wu, LJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Sir William Dunn Sch Pathol, Oxford OX1 3RE, England
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10.1038/35080005
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
DNA transport is important in various biological contexts - particularly chromosome segregation and intercellular gene transfer. Recently, progress has been made in understanding the function of a family of bacterial proteins involved in DNA transfer, and we focus here on one of the best-understood members, SpoIIIE. Studies of SpoIIIE-like proteins show that they might couple DNA transport to processes such as cell division, conjugation (mating) and the resolution of chromosome dimers.
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页码:538 / 544
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