Asymmetric division and differential gene expression during a bacterial developmental program requires DivIVA.
Sporulation in the bacterium Bacillus subtilis is a developmental program in which a progenitor cell differentiates into two different cell types, the smaller of which eventually becomes a dormant cell called a spore. The process begins with an asymmetric cell division event, followed by the activat...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-08-01
|
Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4125091?pdf=render |