Cdv‐based cell division and cell cycle organization in the thaumarchaeon Nitrosopumilus maritimus

• Published in: Molecular microbiology Vol. 82; no. 3; pp. 555 - 566
• Main Authors: Pelve, Erik A., Lindås, Ann‐Christin, Martens‐Habbena, Willm, de la Torre, José R., Stahl, David A., Bernander, Rolf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2011; Blackwell
• Subjects: Archaea - growth & development; Archaea - physiology; Bacteria; Biological and medical sciences; Cell Cycle; Cell division; DNA Replication; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene Expression Regulation; Microbiology; Microorganisms; Time Factors; Cell division; Cell cycle

Summary Cell division is mediated by different mechanisms in different evolutionary lineages. While bacteria and euryarchaea utilize an FtsZ‐based mechanism, most crenarchaea divide using the Cdv system, related to the eukaryotic ESCRT‐III machinery. Intriguingly, thaumarchaeal genomes encode both F...