A synthetic system for asymmetric cell division in <i>Escherichia coli</i>
August 12th, 2019 by Sara Molinari
Nature Chemical Biology, Published online: 12 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41589-019-0339-x
The chromosomal partitioning system (par) of Caulobacter crescentus was repurposed to create an inducible genetic circuit for asymmetric plasmid partitioning and cell division in Escherichia coli.