Evolution of Cell Division: From Shear Mechanics to Complex Molecular Machineries | Zendy

Eugene V. Koonin | Zendy; Armen Y. Mulkidjanian | Zendy

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Evolution of Cell Division: From Shear Mechanics to Complex Molecular Machineries

Author(s) -

Eugene V. Koonin,

Armen Y. Mulkidjanian

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

cell

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304

H-Index - 776

eISSN - 1097-4172

pISSN - 0092-8674

DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2013.02.008

Subject(s) - biology , molecular mechanics , division (mathematics) , cell division , evolutionary biology , computational biology , genetics , cell , molecular dynamics , physics , arithmetic , mathematics , quantum mechanics

Cell division depends on sophisticated molecular machinery. However, wall-less forms of bacteria use a much simpler mechanism that mimics spontaneous division of synthetic lipid vesicles. Mercier et al. (2013) show that this "mechanical" division can be activated by increased lipid synthesis. Conceivably, the first cells divided via this route.

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