Publication Date:
2000-12-16
Description:
This report presents full-genome evidence that bacterial cells use discrete transcription patterns to control cell cycle progression. Global transcription analysis of synchronized Caulobacter crescentus cells was used to identify 553 genes (19% of the genome) whose messenger RNA levels varied as a function of the cell cycle. We conclude that in bacteria, as in yeast, (i) genes involved in a given cell function are activated at the time of execution of that function, (ii) genes encoding proteins that function in complexes are coexpressed, and (iii) temporal cascades of gene expression control multiprotein structure biogenesis. A single regulatory factor, the CtrA member of the two-component signal transduction family, is directly or indirectly involved in the control of 26% of the cell cycle-regulated genes.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Laub, M T -- McAdams, H H -- Feldblyum, T -- Fraser, C M -- Shapiro, L -- GM32506/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- GM51426/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2000 Dec 15;290(5499):2144-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Developmental Biology, Beckman Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11118148" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Bacterial Proteins/genetics/metabolism
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Binding Sites
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Caulobacter crescentus/*cytology/*genetics/growth & development/physiology
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Cell Cycle/*genetics
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Chemotaxis/genetics
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*DNA-Binding Proteins
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DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases/genetics
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Fimbriae Proteins
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Flagella/metabolism
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Gene Expression Profiling
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*Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
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Interphase
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Membrane Proteins/genetics
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Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
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RNA, Bacterial/genetics/metabolism
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RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism
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S Phase
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Signal Transduction
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*Transcription Factors
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Transcription, Genetic
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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