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Wu, F. (author)
One of the most basic features that pervade biology is the existence of boundaries that separate living cells from their outer environments. Molecules responsible for the internal organization of a living cell must adapt to its boundaries, as the cell grows, divides, and changes in shape and size. In this thesis, we aim to understand how...
doctoral thesis 2015
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Männik, J. (author), Wu, F. (author), Hol, F.J.H. (author), Bisicchia, P. (author), Sherratt, D.J. (author), Keymer, J.E. (author), Dekker, C. (author)
Cell division in typical rod-shaped bacteria such as Escherichia coli shows a remarkable plasticity in being able to adapt to a variety of irregular cell shapes. Here, we investigate the roles of the Min system and the nucleoid-occlusion factor SlmA in supporting this adaptation. We study “squeezed” E. coli in narrow nanofabricated channels...
journal article 2012