scholarly journals Characterization of AtCDC48. Evidence for Multiple Membrane Fusion Mechanisms at the Plane of Cell Division in Plants

2002 ◽  
Vol 130 (3) ◽  
pp. 1241-1253 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Rancour
1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 4642-4650
Author(s):  
A W Murray ◽  
T E Claus ◽  
J W Szostak

We have investigated two reactions that occur on telomeric sequences introduced into Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells by transformation. The elongation reaction added repeats of the yeast telomeric sequence C1-3A to telomeric sequences at the end of linear DNA molecules. The reaction worked on the Tetrahymena telomeric sequence C4A2 and also on the simple repeat CA. The reaction was orientation specific: it occurred only when the GT-rich strand ran 5' to 3' towards the end of the molecule. Telomere elongation occurred by non-template-directed DNA synthesis rather than any type of recombination with chromosomal telomeres, because C1-3A repeats could be added to unrelated DNA sequences between the CA-rich repeats and the terminus of the transforming DNA. The elongation reaction was very efficient, and we believe that it was responsible for maintaining an average telomere length despite incomplete replication by template-directed DNA polymerase. The resolution reaction processed a head-to-head inverted repeat of telomeric sequences into two new telomeres at a frequency of 10(-2) per cell division.


1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 4642-4650 ◽  
Author(s):  
A W Murray ◽  
T E Claus ◽  
J W Szostak

We have investigated two reactions that occur on telomeric sequences introduced into Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells by transformation. The elongation reaction added repeats of the yeast telomeric sequence C1-3A to telomeric sequences at the end of linear DNA molecules. The reaction worked on the Tetrahymena telomeric sequence C4A2 and also on the simple repeat CA. The reaction was orientation specific: it occurred only when the GT-rich strand ran 5' to 3' towards the end of the molecule. Telomere elongation occurred by non-template-directed DNA synthesis rather than any type of recombination with chromosomal telomeres, because C1-3A repeats could be added to unrelated DNA sequences between the CA-rich repeats and the terminus of the transforming DNA. The elongation reaction was very efficient, and we believe that it was responsible for maintaining an average telomere length despite incomplete replication by template-directed DNA polymerase. The resolution reaction processed a head-to-head inverted repeat of telomeric sequences into two new telomeres at a frequency of 10(-2) per cell division.


2006 ◽  
Vol 103 (17) ◽  
pp. 6512-6517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Wang ◽  
X. Du ◽  
J. Meinkoth ◽  
Y. Hirohashi ◽  
H. Zhang ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 191 (1) ◽  
pp. 333-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gouzel Karimova ◽  
Carine Robichon ◽  
Daniel Ladant

ABSTRACT Formation of the Escherichia coli division septum is catalyzed by a number of essential proteins (named Fts) that assemble into a ring-like structure at the future division site. Many of these Fts proteins are intrinsic transmembrane proteins whose functions are largely unknown. In the present study, we attempted to identify a novel putative component(s) of the E. coli cell division machinery by searching for proteins that could interact with known Fts proteins. To do that, we used a bacterial two-hybrid system based on interaction-mediated reconstitution of a cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling cascade to perform a library screening in order to find putative partners of E. coli cell division protein FtsL. Here we report the characterization of YmgF, a 72-residue integral membrane protein of unknown function that was found to associate with many E. coli cell division proteins and to localize to the E. coli division septum in an FtsZ-, FtsA-, FtsQ-, and FtsN-dependent manner. Although YmgF was previously shown to be not essential for cell viability, we found that when overexpressed, YmgF was able to overcome the thermosensitive phenotype of the ftsQ1(Ts) mutation and restore its viability under low-osmolarity conditions. Our results suggest that YmgF might be a novel component of the E. coli cell division machinery.


Gene ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 342 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Altermann ◽  
Logan B. Buck ◽  
Raul Cano ◽  
Todd R. Klaenhammer

2006 ◽  
Vol 345 (3) ◽  
pp. 1108-1115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Liu ◽  
Youjun Feng ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
Qiangmin Zhang ◽  
Ming Wang
Keyword(s):  

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. e20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Stiasny ◽  
Christian Kössl ◽  
Jean Lepault ◽  
Félix A Rey ◽  
Franz X Heinz
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