The positioning of a cytoskeletal element that dictates the division plane is a fundamental
problem in biology. The assembly and positioning of this cytoskeletal element has to be …

At the heart of bacterial cell division is a dynamic ring-like structure of polymers of the tubulin
homologue FtsZ. This ring forms a scaffold for assembly of at least ten additional proteins at …

Correct positioning of the division plane is a prerequisite for the generation of daughter cells
with a normal chromosome complement. Here, we present a mechanism that coordinates …

Until recently, a dedicated mitotic apparatus that segregates newly replicated chromosomes
into daughter cells was believed to be unique to eukaryotic cells. Here we demonstrate that …

Proper chromosome segregation during cell division is essential in all domains of life. In the
majority of bacterial species, faithful chromosome segregation is mediated by the tripartite …

In prokaryotes, DNA can be segregated by three different types of cytoskeletal filaments. The
best-understood type of partitioning (par) locus encodes an actin homolog called ParM …

The widely conserved ParABS system plays a major role in bacterial chromosome
segregation. How the components of this system work together to generate translocation …

In recent years it has been shown that bacteria contain a number of cytoskeletal structures.
The bacterial cytoplasmic elements include homologs of the three major types of eukaryotic …

The stable maintenance of low‐copy‐number plasmids in bacteria is actively driven by
partition mechanisms that are responsible for the positioning of plasmids inside the cell …

Partitioning of low-copy-number plasmids to daughter cells often depends on ParA and ParB
proteins acting on centromere-like parS sites. Similar chromosome-encoded par loci likely …