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Synchronization of Caulobacter Crescentus for Investigation of the Bacterial Cell Cycle
Published on: April 8, 2015
Coupling cellular oscillators--circadian and cell division cycles in cyanobacteria
Bernardo F Pando1, Alexander van Oudenaarden
1Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Abstract:
Understanding how different cellular subsystems are coupled to each other is a fundamental question in the quest for reliably predicting the dynamic state of a cell. Coupling of oscillatory subsystems is especially interesting as dynamic interactions play an important role in cell physiology. Here we review recent efforts that investigate and quantify the coupling between the circadian and cell cycle clocks in cyanobacteria as a model system. We discuss studies that quantify the coupling from a systems point of view in which the oscillators are described in abstract terms. We also emphasize recent developments aimed at uncovering the molecular details underlying the coupling between these systems. Finally we review recent studies that describe a potentially more overarching regulation scheme through global circadian regulation of DNA packing and gene expression.
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