title: Decoding Caulobacter development.
abstract: Caulobacter crescentus uses a multi-layered system of oscillating regulators to program different developmental fates into each daughter cell at division. This is achieved by superimposing gene expression, subcellular localization, phosphorylation, and regulated proteolysis to form a complex regulatory network that integrates chromosome replication, segregation, polar differentiation, and cytokinesis. In this review, we outline the current state of research in the field of Caulobacter development, emphasizing new findings that elaborate how the developmental program is modulated by factors such as the environment or the metabolic state of the cell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Clare L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.forename: Patrick H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Viollier
mesh_terms: D016935:Caulobacter crescentus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development*; D002455:Cell Division; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015398:Signal Transduction