| Range |
~20 min
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| Organism |
Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference |
Sharpe ME, Hauser PM, Sharpe RG, Errington J. Bacillus subtilis cell cycle as studied by fluorescence microscopy: constancy of cell length at initiation of DNA replication and evidence for active nucleoid partitioning. J Bacteriol. 1998 Feb180(3):547-55. p.547 right column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID9457856
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| Primary Source |
Helmstetter C E. Timing of synthetic activities in the cell cycle. In: Neidhardt F C et al., editors. Escherichia coli and Salmonella: cellular and molecular biology. Washington, D.C: American Society for Microbiology 1996. pp. 1627–1639. |
| Comments |
"The period between the termination of DNA replication and
septation, sometimes known as the D period in
E. coli
, is also
relatively constant, at about 20 min (primary source). During this period,
the cell prepares for division by assembling a multicomponent
“divisome” comprising several proteins. The major component
of this assembly is a tubulin-like protein, FtsZ, which forms a
ring at the site of septation that is thought to contract to bring
about division (reviewed in reference 26). The extent to which
the division and DNA replication cycles are coupled or interconnected is not yet clear (34)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
111069 |