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Systems biology of Caulobacter.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18076330     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The dynamic range of a bacterial species' natural environment is reflected in the complexity of its systems that control cell cycle progression and its range of adaptive responses. We discuss the genetic network and integrated three-dimensional sensor/response systems that regulate the cell cycle and asymmetric cell division in the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus. The cell cycle control circuitry is tied closely to chromosome replication and morphogenesis by multiple feedback pathways from the modular functions that implement the cell cycle. The sophistication of the genetic regulatory circuits and the elegant integration of temporally controlled transcription and protein synthesis with spatially dynamic phosphosignaling and proteolysis pathways, and epigenetic regulatory mechanisms, form a remarkably robust living system.
Authors:
Michael T Laub; Lucy Shapiro; Harley H McAdams
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annual review of genetics     Volume:  41     ISSN:  0066-4197     ISO Abbreviation:  Annu. Rev. Genet.     Publication Date:  2007  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-12-13     Completed Date:  2008-05-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0117605     Medline TA:  Annu Rev Genet     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  429-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. laub@mit.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Caulobacter / cytology,  physiology*
Cell Cycle
Signal Transduction
Systems Biology*

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