Direct observation of independently moving replisomes in Escherichia coli

How chromosome replication and segregation is organised in E. coli is a matter of debate. Here the authors visualise the bacterial chromosome and the replisomes during DNA replication, providing support for a previously suggested train track model.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aleksandre Japaridze, Christos Gogou, Jacob W. J. Kerssemakers, Huyen My Nguyen, Cees Dekker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16946-7