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SUBMITTER: Moller-Jensen J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2034672 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Møller-Jensen Jakob J Ringgaard Simon S Mercogliano Christopher P CP Gerdes Kenn K Löwe Jan J
The EMBO journal 20070927 20
Accurate DNA partition at cell division is vital to all living organisms. In bacteria, this process can involve partition loci, which are found on both chromosomes and plasmids. The initial step in Escherichia coli plasmid R1 partition involves the formation of a partition complex between the DNA-binding protein ParR and its cognate centromere site parC on the DNA. The partition complex is recognized by a second partition protein, the actin-like ATPase ParM, which forms filaments required for th ...[more]