title: Systems and synthetic biology approaches to cell division.
abstract: Cells proliferate by division into similar daughter cells, a process that lies at the heart of cell biology. Extensive research on cell division has led to the identification of the many components and control elements of the molecular machinery underlying cellular division. Here we provide a brief review of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell division and emphasize how new approaches such as systems and synthetic biology can provide valuable new insight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mashaghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Cees
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dekker
keywords: Bioengineering; Biological networks; Cell division; Cellular dynamics; Origin of life; Synthetic biology; Systems biology