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Cell-cycle-specific initiation of replication.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7968524     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The following characteristics are relevant when replication of chromosomes and plasmids is discussed in relation to the cell cycle: the timing or replication, the selection of molecules for replication, and the coordination of multiple initiation events within a single cell cycle. Several fundamentally different methods have been used to study these processes: Meselson-Stahl density-shift experiments, experiments with the so-called 'baby machine', sorting of cells according to size, and flow cytometry. The evidence for precise timing and co-ordination of chromosome replication in Escherichia coli is overwhelming. Similarly, the high-copy-number plasmid ColE1 and the low-copy-number plasmids R1/R100 without any doubt replicate randomly throughout the cell cycle. Data about the low-copy-number plasmids F and P1 are conflicting. This calls for new types of experiments and for a better understanding of how these plasmids control their replication and partitioning.
Authors:
K Nordström; S J Austin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular microbiology     Volume:  10     ISSN:  0950-382X     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol. Microbiol.     Publication Date:  1993 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-12-08     Completed Date:  1994-12-08     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8712028     Medline TA:  Mol Microbiol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  457-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bacteriological Techniques* / instrumentation
Cell Cycle*
Chromosomes, Bacterial
DNA Replication*
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry,  genetics
Escherichia coli / genetics,  physiology
Flow Cytometry
Models, Genetic
Plasmids / genetics
Replicon
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
N01-CO-74101/CO/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA, Bacterial

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