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The role of the bacterial membrane in chromosome replication and partition

Title
The role of the bacterial membrane in chromosome replication and partition / Barbara E. Funnell.
Author
Funnell, Barbara E., 1955-
Publication
Austin, Tx : R.G. Landes ; New York : Distributor, Chapman & Hall, [1997], ©1997.

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156 pages : illustrations; 27 cm.
Series Statement
Molecular biology intelligence unit
Uniform Title
Molecular biology intelligence unit.
Subject
  • Cell membranes
  • Bacterial cell walls
  • Chromosome replication
  • Bacterial genetics
  • Chromosomes, Bacterial > physiology
  • Membranes > physiopathology
  • Cell Division
  • DNA Replication
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • 1. Introduction. The Replicon Model. The Cell Cycle -- 2. The Membrane and the Bacterial Nucleoid. Bacterial Cell Envelopes. Growth of the Cell Envelope. The Bacterial Nucleoid. Interactions Between the Nucleoid and the Membrane -- 3. The Initiators of DNA Synthesis. The Replicators: Origins of Replication. Initiation at E. coli oriC. Action of DnaA Protein at Initiation. The Role of the Membrane in Initiator Function. DnaA Protein Sequence and Structure Conservation. Phospholipids, Initiation and the Cell Cycle -- 4. Sequestration of Replication Origins. Detection of Membrane-Origin Complexes in E. coli. Membrane Sequestration of oriC. Other Membrane-Origin Complexes from E. coli. Elongation at the Membrane. The Geographic Paradox -- 5. Membrane Interactions During Initiation at Other Replicons. Bacillus subtilis and Plasmid pUB110. Caulobacter crescentus. Plasmid Replication and the Membrane. Final Remarks -- 6. Events at Termination of the Replication Cycle.
  • The Terminus at the Membrane. The Terminators of Replication: Replication Arrest. Recombination at Termination. Decatenation of Daughter Chromosomes. Termination Complexes at the Membrane -- 7. Partition of Chromosomes into Daughter Cells. Nucleoid Movement and Membrane Growth. Role(s) of the Origin and Terminus in Partition. Partition or Partition-Like Proteins That Associate with the Membrane. Partition at Sporulation: DNA Transfer Through a Membrane. Conclusions -- 8. Perspectives.
ISBN
0412105012 (alk. paper)
LCCN
96010355
OCLC
  • 34356914
  • ocm34356914
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries