Cell length, cell growth and cell division.

Nature ·Vol. 264 ·No. 5584 ·1976-11-25 ·Pages 328-33

Donachie WD, Begg KJ, Vicente M

Abstract

When cells of E. coli reach a certain critical length, which is constant in all growth conditions and eqqal to twice the minimum cell length, they abruptly increase their rate of elongation and divide about 20 min later. Chromosome replication terminates at about this same cell length but is not the signal for the change in rate of cell elongation.

MeSH Terms

Cell Division Chromosomes/metabolism Escherichia coli/cytology,growth & development Models, Biological Thymine/metabolism Time Factors

Chemicals

Thymine

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Donachie W D

Begg K J

Vicente M

Article Info

Journal

Nature

Abbr.

Nature

ISSN

0028-0836

DOI

10.1038/264328a0

Published

1976-11-25

Pages

328-33

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0410462

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1038/264328a0 View journal details

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