2021
Interconnecting solvent quality, transcription, and chromosome folding in Escherichia coli
Xiang Y, Surovtsev IV, Chang Y, Govers SK, Parry BR, Liu J, Jacobs-Wagner C. Interconnecting solvent quality, transcription, and chromosome folding in Escherichia coli. Cell 2021, 184: 3626-3642.e14. PMID: 34186018, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.05.037.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Subcellular Organization: A Critical Feature of Bacterial Cell Replication
Surovtsev IV, Jacobs-Wagner C. Subcellular Organization: A Critical Feature of Bacterial Cell Replication. Cell 2018, 172: 1271-1293. PMID: 29522747, PMCID: PMC5870143, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-replicating entitiesCellular lifeStructured genomesDynamic spatial patternsChallenge cellsIntracellular organellesCellular replicationCytoskeletal filamentsBacterial cellsUnique biological propertiesComplex internal organizationSpatial organizationSmall formsCell replicationActive transportLiving systemsBacteriaReplicationGenomeBiological propertiesCellsSpatial patternsOrganellesPowerful meansHallmark
2016
DNA-relay mechanism is sufficient to explain ParA-dependent intracellular transport and patterning of single and multiple cargos
Surovtsev IV, Campos M, Jacobs-Wagner C. DNA-relay mechanism is sufficient to explain ParA-dependent intracellular transport and patterning of single and multiple cargos. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e7268-e7276. PMID: 27799522, PMCID: PMC5135302, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1616118113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParA ATPase activityParA gradientCellular physiologyATP bindingBinds DNAIntracellular patterningChromosomal lociATP hydrolysisIntracellular transportInside cellsMultiple copiesMultiple cargoesDNA fluctuationsATPase activityIntracellular patternMacromolecular componentsCargoDNAPatterningMinimal systemBindingSignature patternsParBCargo dynamicsCells
2014
Evidence for a DNA-relay mechanism in ParABS-mediated chromosome segregation
Lim HC, Surovtsev IV, Beltran BG, Huang F, Bewersdorf J, Jacobs-Wagner C. Evidence for a DNA-relay mechanism in ParABS-mediated chromosome segregation. ELife 2014, 3: e02758. PMID: 24859756, PMCID: PMC4067530, DOI: 10.7554/elife.02758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosome segregationPartition complexParA-like proteinBacterial chromosome segregationDNA-binding activityParABS systemCytoplasmic cargoCaulobacter crescentusDNA regionsBiochemical approachesIntracellular transportTranslocation forceCellular parametersChromosomesTransient tethersCrescentusParABSMajor roleSegregationComplexesMechanismProteinTranslocationConservationBacteria
2010
Spatial organization of the flow of genetic information in bacteria
Montero Llopis P, Jackson AF, Sliusarenko O, Surovtsev I, Heinritz J, Emonet T, Jacobs-Wagner C. Spatial organization of the flow of genetic information in bacteria. Nature 2010, 466: 77-81. PMID: 20562858, PMCID: PMC2896451, DOI: 10.1038/nature09152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsCaulobacter crescentusChaperoninsChromosomes, BacterialDiffusionDNA, BacterialEndoribonucleasesEscherichia coliGene Expression Regulation, BacterialIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLac OperonProtein BiosynthesisRibosomesRNA StabilityRNA TransportRNA, BacterialRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticConceptsSites of transcriptionC. crescentusCaulobacter crescentusEukaryotic cellsCellular physiologyMRNA decayMature mRNAMRNA processesRNase EMRNA substratesMRNA localizationGenetic informationGene expressionBacterial cellsEscherichia coliQuantitative fluorescenceCrescentusSitu hybridizationSpatial organizationMRNABacteriaLimited dispersionCellsTranscriptionTranslation