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    • Microbiology
    • Systems Biology
    • Quantitative Biology

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    • Bacterial populations usually grow exponentially, but individual cells exhibit varied growth dynamics.
    • Observed single-cell growth patterns include super-exponential, convex, and linear trajectories in different species.
    • Understanding these deviations requires a mechanistic link between cellular processes and growth.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a single-cell model explaining diverse bacterial growth trajectories.
    • To identify the molecular mechanisms driving cell-cycle-specific growth rates.
    • To connect gene expression, proteome allocation, and mass growth in bacteria.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a computational model integrating gene expression, proteome allocation, and mass growth.
    • Calibrated model parameters using experimental data from various bacterial species.
    • Analyzed the impact of gene expression perturbations on growth dynamics.

    Main Results:

    • DNA-proportional mRNA transcription leads to near-exponential growth.
    • Deviations from DNA-proportionality explain non-exponential growth patterns.
    • Ribosome expression controls dry mass growth; envelope expression influences elongation rate.

    Conclusions:

    • The model successfully reproduces diverse growth modes (convex, super-exponential, linear).
    • Cell-cycle-specific growth is driven by regulated ribosome and envelope expression.
    • Provides a mechanistic framework for understanding bacterial cell growth regulation.