ReviewAnnual review of microbiology2013
Biological consequences and advantages of asymmetric bacterial growth.
Review in Annual review of microbiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.
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- Regulation of the cell division hydrolase RipC by the FtsEX system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Nature communications · 2023Article
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- The Effects of Ventilation, Humidity, and Temperature on Bacterial Growth and Bacterial Genera Distribution.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Visualization of a Limonene Synthesis Metabolon Inside Living Bacteria by Hyperspectral SRS Microscopy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2022Article
- Unipolar Peptidoglycan Synthesis in themBio · 2021Article
- Stable inheritance of Sinorhizobium meliloti cell growth polarity requires an FtsN-like protein and an amidase.Nature communications · 2021Article
- A biphasic growth model for cell pole elongation in mycobacteria.Nature communications · 2020Article
- PLK-1 Regulation of Asymmetric Cell Division in the EarlyFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2020Review
- Bacterial ageing in the absence of external stressors.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2019Article
- Microbial ageing and longevity.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2019Review
- ¡vIVA la DivIVA!Journal of bacteriology · 2019Review
- Inducible asymmetric cell division and cell differentiation in a bacterium.Nature chemical biology · 2019Article
- GROWTH POLE RING protein forms a 200-nm-diameter ring structure essential for polar growth and rod shape inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019Article
- Asymmetric division events promote variability in cell cycle duration in animal cells and Escherichia coli.Nature communications · 2019Article
- Reciprocal control of motility and biofilm formation by the PdhS2 two-component sensor kinase of Agrobacterium tumefaciens.Microbiology (Reading, England) · 2019Article
- Mechanical Division of Cell-Sized Liposomes.ACS nano · 2018Article
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Abstract
Asymmetries in cell growth and division occur in eukaryotes and prokaryotes alike. Even seemingly simple and morphologically symmetric cell division processes belie inherent underlying asymmetries in the composition of the resulting daughter cells. We consider the types of asymmetry that arise in various bacterial cell growth and division processes, which include both conditionally activated mechanisms and constitutive, hardwired aspects of bacterial life histories. Although asymmetry disposes some cells to the deleterious effects of aging, it may also benefit populations by efficiently purging accumulated damage and rejuvenating newborn cells. Asymmetries may also generate phenotypic variation required for successful exploitation of variable environments, even when extrinsic changes outpace the capacity of cells to sense and respond to challenges. We propose specific experimental approaches to further develop our understanding of the prevalence and the ultimate importance of asymmetric bacterial growth.
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