Cellular concentration of ParM

Range 12 to 14 μM
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Garner EC, Campbell CS, Mullins RD. Dynamic instability in a DNA-segregating prokaryotic actin homolog. Science. 2004 Nov 5 306(5698):1021-5. p.1025 left columnPubMed ID15528442
Primary Source Møller-Jensen J, Jensen RB, Löwe J, Gerdes K. Prokaryotic DNA segregation by an actin-like filament. EMBO J. 2002 Jun 17 21(12):3119-27.PubMed ID12065424
Comments "Given the low nucleation barrier and high cellular concentrations of ParM (12 to 14µM) (primary source), nucleation is unlikely to be the point at which ParM assembly is regulated."
Entered by Uri M
ID 109275