Open AccessmSphere of Influence: Communication Is Complicated—Just Ask a Bacterial Cell
Author(s) -
Paola E. Mera
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
msphere
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.749
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2379-5042
DOI - 10.1128/msphere.00580-20
Subject(s) - caulobacter crescentus , cell division , bacterial cell structure , biology , ask price , cell , chromosome , regulator , division (mathematics) , master regulator , circular bacterial chromosome , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , computational biology , bacteria , cell cycle , gene , dna replication , mathematics , arithmetic , transcription factor , economy , economics
Paola Mera works in the field of bacterial developmental biology. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on how the paper "MipZ, a spatial regulator coordinating chromosome segregation with cell division in Caulobacter " by Martin Thanbichler and Lucy Shapiro (Cell 126:147-162, 2006, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2006.05.038) made an impact on her journey discovering the complexities involved in communicative processes that drive molecular mechanisms inside the bacterial cell.