Post-replicative pairing of sister ter regions in Escherichia coli involves multiple activities of MatP

oleh: Estelle Crozat, Catherine Tardin, Maya Salhi, Philippe Rousseau, Armand Lablaine, Tommaso Bertoni, David Holcman, Bianca Sclavi, Pietro Cicuta, François Cornet

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-07-01

Deskripsi

Protein, MatP, binds to and delays segregation of the ter region of the bacterial chromosome before cell division. Here, the authors show that MatP displays multiple activities to promote optimal pairing of sister ter regions until cell division.