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Title

Bacterial physiology: Opportunity Nocs.

Authors

Jermy, Andrew

Abstract

The article highlights a study in bacterial physiology which describes the identification of DNA binding sites on the Bacillus subtilis chromosome for the nucleoid occlusion protein Noc. The study also indicates that Noc functions as a spatial and a temporal regulator for cell division. The authors of the study found that Noc localized dynamically to the nucleoid and cell periphery and its absence in the replication terminus (terC) is important for the correct timing of cell division.

Subjects

BACTERIAL physiology; BACILLUS subtilis; BACTERIAL chromosomes; CELL division; CHROMOSOME replication; MICROBIOLOGY

Publication

Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2009, Vol 7, Issue 8, p549

ISSN

1740-1526

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1038/nrmicro2189