With or without you: crosstalk between cell division and flagellum assembly

Philipp F Popp; Marc Erhardt

doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2021.02.013

With or without you: crosstalk between cell division and flagellum assembly

Dev Cell. 2021 Mar 8;56(5):573-574. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.02.013.

Authors

Philipp F Popp¹, Marc Erhardt²

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Biology - Bacterial Physiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
² Institute for Biology - Bacterial Physiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: marc.erhardt@hu-berlin.de.

PMID: 33689768
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.02.013

Abstract

In this issue of Developmental Cell, Siwach et al. describe a novel mechanism found in α-proteobacteria that links flagellar biosynthesis and cell division via a regulator that senses proper flagellar assembly. This spatial and temporal checkpoint control helps ensure inheritance of a flagellum during cell division.

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MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins*
Cell Division
Flagella*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins