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Morphogenesis of Escherichia coli.

Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR ·Vol. 62 ·No. 1 ·1998-03-00 ·Pages 110-29

Nanninga N

Abstract

The shape of Escherichia coli is strikingly simple compared to those of higher eukaryotes. In fact, the end result of E. coli morphogenesis is a cylindrical tube with hemispherical caps. It is argued that physical principles affect biological forms. In this view, genes code for products that contribute to the production of suitable structures for physical factors to act upon. After introduction of a physical model, the discussion is focused on the shape-maintaining (peptidoglycan) layer of E. coli. This is followed by a detailed analysis of the structural relationship of the cellular interior to the cytoplasmic membrane. A basic theme of this review is that the transcriptionally active nucleoid and the cytoplasmic translation machinery form a structural continuity with the growing cellular envelope. An attempt has been made to show how this dynamic relationship during the cell cycle affects cell polarity and how it leads to cell division.

MeSH Terms
Cell Division Escherichia coli/cytology Morphogenesis
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Nanninga N
Institute for Molecular Cell Biology, BioCentrum Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. nanninga@mc.bio.uva.nl
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Article Info
Journal
Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR
Abbr.
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev
ISSN
1092-2172
DOI
10.1128/MMBR.62.1.110-129.1998
Email
nanninga@mc.bio.uva.nl
Published
1998-03-00
Pages
110-29
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
9706653
PMCID
PMC98908
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.62.1.110-129.1998 PMC Full Text View journal details
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