Getting in the loop: regulation of development in Caulobacter crescentus.
Caulobacter crescentus is an aquatic Gram-negative alphaproteobacterium that undergoes multiple changes in cell shape, organelle production, subcellular distribution of proteins, and intracellular signaling throughout its life cycle. Over 40 years of research has been dedicated to this organism and its developmental life cycles. Here we review a portion of many developmental processes, with particular emphasis on how multiple processes are integrated and coordinated both spatially and temporally. While much has been discovered about Caulobacter crescentus development, areas of potential future research are also highlighted.
Curtis
Patrick D
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Department of Biology, Indiana University, 1001 E. 3rd St., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
Brun
Yves V
YV
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D005075:Biological Evolution; D016935:Caulobacter crescentus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D002453:Cell Cycle; D004261:DNA Replication; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial