Extrachromosomal Nucleolus-Like Compartmentalization by a Plasmid-Borne Ribosomal RNA Operon and Its Role in Nucleoid Compaction

In the fast-growing Escherichia coli cells, RNA polymerase (RNAP) molecules are concentrated and form foci at clusters of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) operons resembling eukaryotic nucleolus. The bacterial nucleolus-like organization, spatially compartmentalized at the surface of the compact bacterial chrom...

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Main Authors: Carmen Mata Martin, Zhe Sun, Yan Ning Zhou, Ding Jun Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01115/full