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Felletti M, Omnus DJ, Jonas K
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 1862 (7) 697-705 [2019-07-00; online 2018-01-31]
The decision to initiate DNA replication is a critical step in the cell cycle of all organisms. In nearly all bacteria, replication initiation requires the activity of the conserved replication initiation protein DnaA. Due to its central role in cell cycle progression, DnaA activity must be precisely regulated. This review summarizes the current state of DnaA regulation in the asymmetrically dividing α-proteobacterium Caulobacter crescentus, an important model for bacterial cell cycle studies. Mechanisms will be discussed that regulate DnaA activity and abundance under optimal conditions and in coordination with the asymmetric Caulobacter cell cycle. Furthermore, we highlight recent findings of how regulated DnaA synthesis and degradation collaborate to adjust DnaA abundance under stress conditions. The mechanisms described provide important examples of how DNA replication is regulated in an α-proteobacterium and thus represent an important starting point for the study of DNA replication in many other bacteria. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Dynamic gene expression, edited by Prof. Patrick Viollier.
PubMed 29382570
DOI 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2018.01.004
Crossref 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2018.01.004
pii: S1874-9399(17)30295-X