ArticleMicrobiology (Reading, England)2012
An oscillating Min system in Bacillus subtilis influences asymmetrical septation during sporulation.
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- Moderate High-Pressure Superdormancy inApplied and environmental microbiology · 2022Article
- Cardiolipin-Containing Lipid Membranes Attract the Bacterial Cell Division Protein DivIVA.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- The E. coli MinCDE system in the regulation of protein patterns and gradients.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2019Review
- Microbial ageing and longevity.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2019Review
- Acidogenesis, solventogenesis, metabolic stress response and life cycle changes in Clostridium beijerinckii NRRL B-598 at the transcriptomic level.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- The MinDE system is a generic spatial cue for membrane protein distribution in vitro.Nature communications · 2018Article
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- Oscillating behavior of Clostridium difficile Min proteins in Bacillus subtilis.MicrobiologyOpen · 2016Article
- The Min system and other nucleoid-independent regulators of Z ring positioning.Frontiers in microbiology · 2015Review
- Differential affinities of MinD and MinE to anionic phospholipid influence Min patterning dynamics in vitro.Molecular microbiology · 2014Article
- Open questions about the function and evolution of bacterial Min systems.Frontiers in microbiology · 2013Article
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Abstract
The Min system plays an important role in ensuring that cell division occurs at mid-cell in rod-shaped bacteria. In Escherichia coli, pole-to-pole oscillation of the Min proteins specifically inhibits polar septation. This system also prevents polar division in Bacillus subtilis during vegetative growth; however, the Min proteins do not oscillate in this organism. The Min system of B. subtilis plays a distinct role during sporulation, a process of differentiation which begins with an asymmetrical cell division. Here, we show that oscillation of the E. coli Min proteins can be reproduced following their introduction into B. subtilis cells. Further, we present evidence that the oscillatory behaviour of the Min system inhibits sporulation. We propose that an alternative Min system mechanism avoiding oscillation is evolutionarily important because oscillation of the Min system is incompatible with efficient asymmetrical septum formation and sporulation.
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