The bacterial cell cycle checkpoint protein Obg and its role in programmed cell death

The phenomenon of programmed cell death (PCD), in which cells initiate their own demise, is not restricted to multicellular organisms. Unicellular organisms, both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, also possess pathways that mediate PCD. We recently identified a PCD mechanism in Escherichia coli that is tr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Liselot Dewachter, Natalie Verstraeten, Maarten Fauvart, Jan Michiels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2016-03-01
Series:Microbial Cell
Subjects:
Obg
Online Access:http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/the-bacterial-cell-cycle-checkpoint-protein-obg-and-its-role-in-programmed-cell-death/