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. 2004 Jan;6(1):3-4.
doi: 10.1016/s1534-5807(03)00407-6.

DNA segregation by bacterial actin homologs

Joe Pogliano  1
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DNA segregation by bacterial actin homologs

Joe Pogliano. Dev Cell. 2004 Jan.
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Abstract

The bacterial actin homolog ParM catalyzes segregation of plasmid DNA in E. coli. Recent studies now suggest a model in which ParM forms actin-like filaments between two plasmid molecules, thereby providing the driving force for plasmid DNA separation.

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