title: Chromosome segregation impacts on cell growth and division site selection in Corynebacterium glutamicum.
abstract: Spatial and temporal regulation of bacterial cell division is imperative for the production of viable offspring. In many rod-shaped bacteria, regulatory systems such as the Min system and nucleoid occlusion ensure the high fidelity of midcell divisome positioning. However, regulation of division site selection in bacteria lacking recognizable Min and nucleoid occlusion remains less well understood. Here, we describe one such rod-shaped organism, Corynebacterium glutamicum, which does not always place the division septum precisely at midcell. Here we now show at single cell level that cell growth and division site selection are spatially and temporally regulated by chromosome segregation. Mutants defective in chromosome segregation have more variable cell growth and aberrant placement of the division site. In these mutants, division septa constrict over and often guillotine the nucleoid, leading to nonviable, DNA-free cells. Our results suggest that chromosome segregation or some nucleoid associated factor influences growth and division site selection in C. glutamicum. Understanding growth and regulation of C. glutamicum cells will also be of importance to develop strains for industrial production of biomolecules, such as amino acids.
authors: Department of Biology I, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
authors: Catriona
authors: C
authors: Donovan
authors: Astrid
authors: A
authors: Schauss
authors: Reinhard
authors: R
authors: Krämer
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Bramkamp
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002455:Cell Division / Q000235:genetics; D048708:Cell Growth Processes / Q000235:genetics; D020090:Chromosome Segregation / Q000502:physiology*; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D048230:Corynebacterium glutamicum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development*; D009154:Mutation
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins
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