The nucleotide sequence of the parC gene essential for chromosome partition in E. coli was
determined. The deduced amino acid sequence was homologous to that of the A subunit of …

Fission of bacterial cells involves the co‐ordinated invagination of the envelope layers.
Invagination of the cytoplasmic membrane (IM) and peptidoglycan (PG) layer is likely driven by …

The fission yeast clade—comprising Schizosaccharomyces pombe, S. octosporus, S. cryophilus,
and S. japonicus—occupies the basal branch of Ascomycete fungi and is an important …

We have revealed the subcellular localization of different DNA segments that are located at
∼230-kb intervals on theEscherichia coli chromosome using fluorescence in situ …

An Escherichia coli temperature sensitive mutant which produces spontaneously normal
size anucleate cells at low temperature was isolated. The mutant is defective in a previously …

mukB mutants of Escherichia coli are defective in the correct partitioning of replicated
chromosomes. This results in the appearance of normal‐sized anucleate (chromosome‐less) cells …

Cell shape is critical for growth, and some genes are involved in bacterial cell morphogenesis.
Here, we report a novel gene, rodZ, required for the determination of rod shape in …

We have isolated suppressor mutants that suppress temperature-sensitive colony formation
and anucleate cell production of a mukB mutation. A linkage group (smbB) of the suppressor …

F plasmid is partitioned with fidelity to daughter cells during cell division cycle owing to two
trans-acting genes, sopA and sopB, and a cis-acting site, sopC. We visualized the subcellular …

Bacterial genes required for proper partitioning consist of two transacting genes that encode
proteins and a cis-acting gene that functions like a centromere. Plasmids actively …