All cells are produced from other cells by the process of cell division. Cell division occurs when one cell divides to produce two new cells. Unicellular organisms use cell division to reproduce.

When bacteria replicate their genetic material in preparation for cell division, the process starts at a specific point on ...

TXA709 targets the filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ) bacterial cell division protein, blocking post-mitotic septum formation. TXA709 is being developed for synergistic use in ...

This video of a so-called HeLa cell dividing demonstrates how sensitive the cell division process is. While all is going well at the beginning of the video, as the clip nears its end you can see the ...

This earlier study imaged bacterial consortia within dental plaque ... researchers believe its unique elongation and cell ...

The gene, which describes the protein FtsZ and marks the division site in bacteria and most organelles, is one of the few remaining bacterial cell division genes. Maurya, member of the Manchot ...

Bioinformaticians have established that the genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order. They describe that the genes are arranged by function: If they become increasingly important ...

My work is focused on the study of the bacterial cell wall using essentially two Gram-positive pathogens (Staphylococcus ... The essential cell wall peptidoglycan polymer network forms a scaffold for ...

Right timing of cell division His group has now discovered that Plk1 is not essential for the start of cell division. "Rather, it acts as a molecular switch to ensure that cells start dividing at ...

This important study analyzes the effect of heat treatment on phage-bacterial interactions and convincingly shows that prior heat exposure alters the bacterial cell envelope, enhancing persistence and ...