細菌のバイオフィルムの細胞分化パターンの分断クロック

Kwang-Tao Chou1, Dong-Yeon D Lee2, Jian-Geng Chiou1

  • 1Molecular Biology Section, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.

Cell
|January 7, 2022
PubMed
まとめ

バクテリアのバイオフィルムには驚くべき分断クロックがあり,遺伝子発現と細胞の分化を以前は単細胞生物では見られなかった方法で組織する. この発見は,セグメンテーションと多細胞発達の間の 排他的なリンクに挑戦しています

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