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A metabolic sensor governing cell size in bacteria.


ABSTRACT: Nutrient availability is one of the strongest determinants of cell size. When grown in rich media, single-celled organisms such as yeast and bacteria can be up to twice the size of their slow-growing counterparts. The ability to modulate size in a nutrient-dependent manner requires cells to: (1) detect when they have reached the appropriate mass for a given growth rate and (2) transmit this information to the division apparatus. We report the identification of a metabolic sensor that couples nutritional availability to division in Bacillus subtilis. A key component of this sensor is an effector, UgtP, which localizes to the division site in a nutrient-dependent manner and inhibits assembly of the tubulin-like cell division protein FtsZ. This sensor serves to maintain a constant ratio of FtsZ rings to cell length regardless of growth rate and ensures that cells reach the appropriate mass and complete chromosome segregation prior to cytokinesis.

SUBMITTER: Weart RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1971218 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A metabolic sensor governing cell size in bacteria.

Weart Richard B RB   Lee Amy H AH   Chien An-Chun AC   Haeusser Daniel P DP   Hill Norbert S NS   Levin Petra Anne PA  

Cell 20070701 2


Nutrient availability is one of the strongest determinants of cell size. When grown in rich media, single-celled organisms such as yeast and bacteria can be up to twice the size of their slow-growing counterparts. The ability to modulate size in a nutrient-dependent manner requires cells to: (1) detect when they have reached the appropriate mass for a given growth rate and (2) transmit this information to the division apparatus. We report the identification of a metabolic sensor that couples nut  ...[more]

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