Cell cycle timing and developmental checkpoints in Caulobacter crescentus.

Ellen M Quardokus; Yves V Brun

doi:10.1016/j.mib.2003.10.013

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Cell cycle timing and developmental checkpoints in Caulobacter crescentus.

Ellen M Quardokus·Yves V Brun

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Development in Caulobacter reflects a level of complexity once thought only to exist in eukaryotic cells. The cell cycle and development are not isolated from each other, but are interdependent processes. Checkpoints are in place to ensure that both cell cycle and developmental processes are completed accurately before the next stage is initiated. The timing of these processes is regulated by signal transduction networks that integrate signals from DNA replication, cell division and development. These signal transduction networks achieve precise timing of the cell cycle and development by regulating temporal gene expression, and protein activity by dynamic spatial localization within the cell and timed proteolysis.

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Ellen M Quardokus, Yves V Brun. 2003. Cell cycle timing and developmental checkpoints in Caulobacter crescentus.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2003.10.013

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