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Published on: September 11, 2017
DNA Segregation in Enterobacteria
François Cornet1, Corentin Blanchais1, Romane Dusfour-Castan1
1Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaires (LMGM), Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
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DNA segregation ensures that cell offspring receive at least one copy of each DNA molecule, or replicon, after their replication. This important cellular process includes different phases leading to the physical separation of the replicons and their movement toward the future daughter cells. Here, we review these phases and processes in enterobacteria with emphasis on the molecular mechanisms at play and their controls.
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