PodJ is a protein with a single transmembrane domain that exists in two forms, full-length (PodJL) and truncated (PodJS), each appearing during a specific time period of the cell cycle to control different aspects of polar organelle development. Lee, S. F., Thompson, M. A., Schwartz, M. A., Shapiro, L., Moerner, W. E. Bowman, G. R., Lyuksyutova, A. I., Shapiro, L. Exploring protein superstructures and dynamics in live bacterial cells using single-molecule and superresolution imaging. View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.1014395107, View details for Web of Science ID 000283749000046, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC2973855, View details for DOI 10.4161/cc.9.20.13521, View details for Web of Science ID 000283058300001. SciP overexpression disrupts the balance between activation and repression of the CtrA-SciP coregulated genes yielding filamentous cells and loss of viability. Ptacin, J. L., Gahlmann, A., Bowman, G. R., Perez, A. M., von Diezmann, A. R., Eckart, M. R., Moerner, W. E., Shapiro, L. The functions of DNA methylation by CcrM in Caulobacter crescentus: a global approach. Inverted repeat DNA sequences of Caulobacter crescentus have been isolated, characterized, and cloned in a bacteriophage lambda vector. Inserting four bases in front of the AUG at the 5' end of dnaX mRNA abolishes translation in the correct frame. View details for Web of Science ID 000430563200493, View details for Web of Science ID 000430450000249, View details for Web of Science ID 000430563200402, View details for Web of Science ID 000430450000508, View details for Web of Science ID 000430563300065, View details for Web of Science ID 000430439600509. View details for Web of Science ID 000165870600056. The HipBA2 module senses different types of stress conditions by increasing the intracellular level of tryptophan, which in turn breaks the tryptophan-glutamine balance and induces glutamine deprivation. Bayas, C. A., Schrader, J. M., Lee, M. K., Shapiro, L., Moerner, W. E. CauloBrowser: A systems biology resource for Caulobacter crescentus. Brett Shapiro Thesis (S.M.) In contrast to Escherichia coli, the Caulobacter Tol-Pal complex is essential. Using DnaA depletion and induction in synchronized cell populations, we have analysed global transcription patterns to identify the differential regulation of normally co-expressed genes. von Diezmann, A. S., Gahlmann, A., Ptacin, J. L., Shapiro, L., Moerner, W. E. A Novel Function of the Bacterial Replication Initiator Protein DnaA, Unique Signaling Logic within a Bacterial Cell Cycle Circuit. The examples of polar localization given here are from a variety of bacterial species and concern a disparate array of cellular functions. Although interactions between the chromosome and the cytoplasmic membrane are believed to be a functional component of the temporal regulation of DNA replication, the ability of this secA mutant to initiate replication at the nonpermissive temperature suggests that SecA-dependent events are not involved in this process. SHAPE Lab. In addition, increasing the cellular content of sigma32 by introducing a plasmid-encoded copy of rpoH induced DnaK expression in C. crescentus cultures grown at 30 degrees C. The C. crescentus rpoH gene was transcribed from either of two heat shock consensus promoters. 725 Albany St 1st Floor Boston . The genes involved in the biogenesis of the flagellum and the chemotaxis machinery are temporally regulated during the Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle. In C. crescentus, additional control mechanisms ensure that the transcription of these genes is initiated at the correct time in the cell cycle. Only the unphosphorylated form of CpdR localizes and activates ClpXP. View details for Web of Science ID 000341639600002. The bacterium Caulobacter crescentus has morphologically and functionally distinct cell poles that undergo sequential changes during the cell cycle. View details for Web of Science ID A1992KE60200013. (Hons.) S-layer proteins (SLPs) regulate their extracellular self-assembly by crystallizing when exposed to an environmental trigger. The cheR, cheB and cheT genes appeared to be located in a three-gene cluster. We describe the identification of 27 novel Caulobacter crescentus sRNAs by analysis of RNA expression levels assayed using a tiled Caulobacter microarray and a protocol optimized for detection of sRNAs. Regulatory genes controlling the early stages of this process have not been identified. Thanks to the researchers from 10 countries who joined us for this inaugural event and to all the Shapiro Lab members who participated, helped organize, and hosted live demos. gmail.com. We propose that disruption of the trans-envelope Tol-Pal complex releases TipN from its subcellular position. The Caulobacter crescentus fliQ and fliR genes encode membrane proteins that have a role in an early step of flagellar biogenesis and belong to a family of proteins implicated in the export of virulence factors. A deletion or base changes in the RF-2 binding region eliminated expression of the flbN gene in E. coli even when a NifA protein was provided in trans, suggesting that a sigma 54 promoter with an upstream activator element is used by the C. crescentus flbN gene. We imaged fusions of dL5 to three different proteins in live Caulobacter cells using stimulated emission depletion microscopy, yielding a 4-fold resolution enhancement compared to diffraction-limited imaging. Abedi MH#, Yao M#, Mittelstein DR, Bar-Zion A, Swift MB, Lee-Gosselin A, Barturen-Larrea P, Buss MT, Shapiro MG*. We perform cryogenic super-resolution experiments in situ, labeling PopZ, a protein known to assemble into a microdomain at the poles of the model bacterium Caulobacter crescentus. RcdA is required for CtrA polar localization and degradation by ClpXP. Larsen, Bradley, Timothy Ryan, Steven Greene, Marc Hetherington, Rahsaan Maxwell, and Steven Tadelis. Search this site Submit Search. Plasmids containing small deletions in the flaY region failed to restore to any flaY or flaE mutants the ability to swim or to assemble a flagellar filament. In spite of their small size, bacteria have a remarkably complex internal organization and external architecture. Micrometre-sized particles are then produced by ultrasonic fracture, mechanical grinding or by lithographic means. We propose a model supported by single-molecule tracking whereby randomly secreted SLP monomers diffuse on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) outer membrane until incorporated at the edges of growing 2D S-layer crystals. Using a modified global 5' RACE protocol, we globally mapped transcription start sites (TSSs) at base-pair resolution, measured their transcription levels at multiple times in the cell cycle, and identified their transcription factor binding sites. Genes encoding factors required for DNA replication, including dnaX, dnaA, dnaN, gyrB, and dnaK, are induced at the G(1)/S-phase transition. We identify mutations in PopZ that allow scaffold assembly but specifically abrogate interactions with ParA and demonstrate that PopZ/ParA interactions are required for proper chromosome segregation in vivo. In addition, CtrA function is modulated by temporally and spatially controlled proteolysis. Since many of these constructs are also suitable for use in other bacteria, this work provides a comprehensive collection of tools that will enrich many areas of microbiological research. The flaD gene was cloned and characterized by nucleotide sequencing and S1 nuclease protection assays. Meisenzahl, A. C., Shapiro, L., Jenal, U. Recent discoveries have revealed that progression through the cell cycle and communication between cellular compartments are mediated by two-component signal transduction systems and signaling pathways involving transcription factor activation by proteolytic processing. We identified a major promoter transcribing both hrcA and grpE and a minor promoter located within the hrcA coding sequence just upstream of grpE. View details for Web of Science ID 000170118600021, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC99540. We characterize its activation as a function of temperature and find that activation is efficient at cryogenic and room temperatures. The trapping of enzyme-bound tRNA(Leu) in the editing site prevents catalytic turnover, thus inhibiting synthesis of leucyl-tRNA(Leu) and consequentially blocking protein synthesis. We report the dynamic spatial organization of Caulobacter crescentus RNase E (RNA degradosome) and ribosomal protein L1 (ribosome) using 3D single-particle tracking and superresolution microscopy. Gober, J. W., CHAMPER, R., Reuter, S., Shapiro, L. IDENTIFICATION OF CIS AND TRANS-ELEMENTS INVOLVED IN THE TIMED CONTROL OF A CAULOBACTER FLAGELLAR GENE. The Shapiro Family Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Aging Research is shared by four PIs (Drs. When parS is moved farther from the origin, the cell waits for parS to be replicated before segregation can begin. Copyright 2023 Mikhail G. Shapiro | Powered by, on Ultrasound-controlled probiotic therapy, on Ultrasensitive imaging of gene expression, International Symposium on Biomolecular Ultrasound and Sonogenetics, Ultrasensitive imaging of gene expression. View details for Web of Science ID A1986AYB3000001, View details for Web of Science ID A1985E667900007. We show here that genes differentially expressed in a ctrA temperature-sensitive (ts) mutant are similarly affected in a cckA ts mutant, that the phosphorylation of CckA coincides temporally with CtrA phosphorylation during the cell cycle, and that CckA is essential for viability because it is required for CtrA phosphorylation. We demonstrate here that CcrM is an important target of the Lon protease pathway in C. crescentus. Cellular reproduction in all organisms requires temporal and spatial coordination of crucial events, notably DNA replication, chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. We identified two point mutation classes affecting phosphotransfer and cell morphology: one that globally impairs ChpT phosphotransfer, and a second that mediates partner selection. Mutations mapping to the left permitted synthesis of both normal flagellins but at significantly decreased levels. Dr. Shapiro's laboratory question in developmental biology involves the mechanisms used to generate the three-dimensional organization of a cell from a one-dimensional genetic code. The expression of the Caulobacter crescentus homolog of dnaX, which in Escherichia coli encodes both the gamma and tau subunits of the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme, is subject to cell cycle control. View details for Web of Science ID 000251336000004, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC2175322. This pathway is parallel to, and probably evolved from, a system used for construction of the bacterial flagellum. We find that the CtrA proteolysis adaptor protein PopA assumes distinct oligomeric states at the two cell poles through asymmetrically distributed c-di-GMP: dimeric at the stalked pole and monomeric at the swarmer pole. Each of these transcripts proved to be a de novo transcript since (a) each could be pulse labeled during the initial 20 s of the reaction and (b) each transcript contained a triphosphate at its 5' terminus. Ph.D. 1993 Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry Hodgson, D., Shaw, P., OCONNELL, M., Henry, S., Shapiro, L. PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AN RNA PROCESSING ENZYME FROM CAULOBACTER-CRESCENTUS, DIFFERENTIAL TEMPLATE RECOGNITION BY THE CAULOBACTER-CRESCENTUS AND THE ESCHERICHIA-COLI RNA-POLYMERASES, METHYLATION INVOLVED IN CHEMOTAXIS IS REGULATED DURING CAULOBACTER DIFFERENTIATION. The first generation of acoustic reporter genes proved a concept but were insensitive, burdensome and impossible to image continuously. Thanbichler, M., Iniesta, A. Perhaps the periplasmic proteins are retained at the pole by the presence of the periseptal annulus (35). We suggest that the force causing rapid transport of loci remote from the parS centromere to the distal cell pole may arise from the release at the polar region of potential energy within the supercoiled DNA. Schrader, J. M., Li, G., Childers, W. S., Perez, A. M., Weissman, J. S., Shapiro, L., McAdams, H. H. Cell cycle progression in Caulobacter requires a nucleoid-associated protein with high AT sequence recognition. Both promoters were heat shock inducible, with maximal expression 10 to 20 min after heat shock. 1973-1974 Stanford University, Senior Researcher Shapiro completed postdoctoral research at Stanford University Medical School and was named a Guggenheim Fellow at MITs Center for Cancer Research. Finally, the C. crescentus and R. meliloti ccrM genes are functionally interchangeable, as the complemented strains are viable and the chromosomes are methylated. In most cases of cellular asymmetry, bacteria are able to discriminate between the new pole and the old pole and to utilize this information for localization specificity. Saurabh, S., Perez, A., Comerci, C., Shapiro, L., Moerner, W. A Localized Complex of Two Protein Oligomers Controls the Orientation of Cell Polarity. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. In addition, minor phospholipids were detected in the swarmer cells that were not detected in stalked cells. View details for Web of Science ID A1983RE89100021. A null mutation in the Caulobacter crescentus smc gene is conditionally lethal and causes a cell cycle arrest at the predivisional cell stage. 2003: 377377, journal of bone and joint surgery. Topologically-guided continuous protein crystallization controls bacterial surface layer self-assembly. The E1076Q point mutation in the SMC ATPase domain caused a dominant-negative phenotype in which DNA replication was able to proceed, but duplicated parS centromeres, normally found at opposite cell poles, remained at one pole. Cryogenic correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM) seeks to leverage orthogonal information present in two powerful imaging modalities. To understand the mechanism by which ccrM expression is regulated during the cell cycle, we have identified and characterized the ccrM promoter region. These two cell types differ in their program of gene expression, their ability to replicate DNA, and the physical properties of their nucleoids. As a proof-of-principle demonstration, we investigate the oxidation/reduction state within vitrified Caulobacter crescentus cells. Thus, within the alpha subdivision, there is a conserved cell cycle dependence and regulatory mechanism controlling ccrM expression. Interestingly, M. xanthus, which has nozzles at both poles, can reverse direction by closing one nozzle and opening the other in response to end-to-end interactions between cells. Bacterial cells utilize toxin-antitoxin systems to inhibit self-reproduction, while maintaining viability, when faced with environmental challenges. View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.1220824110, View details for Web of Science ID 000314558100027, View details for PubMedCentralID PMC3562846. 2014;472 (4): 1114-1122, Clinical orthopaedics and related research -Berger, A. J., Momeni, A., Ladd, A. L.2014;472 (4): 1155-1159, Clinical orthopaedics and related research -Luker, K. R., Aguinaldo, A., Kenney, D., Cahill-Rowley, K., Ladd, A. L.2014;472 (4): 1123-1129, CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH -Mobargha, N., Ludwig, C., Ladd, A. L., Hagert, E.2014;472 (4): 1146-1154, Clinical orthopaedics and related research -Ladd, A. L.2014;472 (4): 1097-1100, Clinical orthopaedics and related research -Ladd, A. L.2014;472 (3): 793-795, ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY -Goldhahn, J., Beaton, D., Ladd, A., MacDermid, J., Hoang-Kim, A. The DivL pseudo-histidine kinase, positioned at one cell pole, regulates cell-fate by controlling the activation of the global transcription factor CtrA via an interaction with the response regulator (RR) DivK. Welcome to the Shapiro Lab at the California Institute of Technology. Mikhail Shapiro Wins Roger Tsien Award for Excellence in Chemical Biology. View details for PubMedCentralID PMC3973325, View details for Web of Science ID 000346646705186, View details for Web of Science ID 000337000402130, View details for DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.11.2753, View details for Web of Science ID 000337000402726, View details for DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.11.408, View details for Web of Science ID 000337000400306, View details for DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.11.1192, View details for Web of Science ID 000337000401138, View details for Web of Science ID 000337000401495, View details for DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.11.1789, View details for Web of Science ID 000337000401688, View details for DOI 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.11.3287, View details for Web of Science ID 000337000403342, View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.1319315110. Both of these parameters may be calculated from intergenic sequences. Although both enzymes protected the same sites on phiCdl DNA from cleavage with HincII, the E. coli enzyme was unable to form stable complexes with some phiCdl restriction fragments that formed stable complexes with the C. crescentus RNA polymerase. Mutations in these three genes resulted in the inability of the flagellum to reverse the direction of rotation. This site provides a user-friendly interface for quickly searching genes of interest and downloading genome-wide results. Leonard, K. R., Maizel, J. V., AGABIANK, N., Shapiro, L., KLEINSCH, A. K. EFFECT OF DIBUTYRYLADENOSINE 3'-5'-CYCLIC MONOPHOSPHATE ON GROWTH AND DIFFERENTIATION IN CAULOBACTER-CRESCENTUS. The diameters of the two upper rings differed, being 32 and 21 nm, respectively. By combining insights from multiple systems, its possible to identify the detailed molecular basis of many interesting evolutionary differences, including classic traits and diseases that affect millions of people around the world. The methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins (MCPs) are membrane receptors that initiate signal transduction to the flagellar rotor upon ligand binding. View details for Web of Science ID A1989AP19100046. View details for Web of Science ID A1993KT81000027. Jutras BL, Scott M, Parry B, Biboy J, Gray J, Vollmer W, Jacobs-Wagner C (2016) Lyme disease and relapsing fever Borrelia elongate through zones of peptidoglycan synthesis that mark division sites of daughter cells. The CIR1 and CIR2 motifs exhibit a conserved inverted repeat organization, with a CcrM site in the center of one of the repeats. The C. crescentus fliL and fliM genes form an operon that is expressed early in the cell cycle. MreB is organized in an axial spiral that is dynamically rearranged during the cell cycle, and MreB dynamics may be critical for the determination of cell polarity. Rapid clearance of the master regulator, CtrA, by the ClpXP protease is a critical event that enables the initiation of chromosome replication at specific times in the cell cycle. These compounds were identified by screening for inhibitors against Caulobacter crescentus CcrM, an essential DNA methyltransferase from gram negative alpha-proteobacteria. Assembly of a bacterial cell division machine. Biteen, J. S., Thompson, M. A., Tselentis, N. K., Bowman, G. R., Shapiro, L., Moerner, W. E. A bacterial control circuit integrates polar localization and proteolysis of key regulatory proteins with a phospho-signaling cascade, Caulobacter requires a dedicated mechanism to initiate chromosome segregation. Home; CauloBrowser; Caulobacter Labs; Help; admin. These basal bodies have five rings threaded on a rod. Facebook Thus, the sequential degradation of PodJ appears to involve regulated intramembrane proteolysis (Rip) by MmpA. Using structural biology and biochemical findings we proposed a mechanistic basis for TCS pathway coupling in which the DivL pseudokinase is repurposed as a sensor rather than participant in phosphotransduction. We determined the cellular positions of the origins of the replicons in the alpha proteobacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Sinorhizobium meliloti and found that they are located at the poles of the cells. Assembly of the Caulobacter cell division machine. We have identified a proline-rich polar protein, PopZ, required to anchor the separated Caulobacter crescentus chromosome origins at the cell poles, a function that is essential for maintaining chromosome organization and normal cell division. Correct positioning of the division plane is a prerequisite for the generation of daughter cells with a normal chromosome complement. View details for DOI 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.09.010, View details for Web of Science ID 000296212100011, View details for Web of Science ID 000299378306327. Gina Sarah Shapiro is part of Stanford Profiles, official site for faculty, postdocs, students and staff information (Expertise, Bio, Research, Publications, and more). Lucy Shapiro is a Professor in the Department of Developmental Biology at Stanford University School of Medicine where she holds the Virginia and D. K. Ludwig Chair in Cancer Research and is the Director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine. The single gyrB promoter is induced at the same time point in the cell cycle. View details for Web of Science ID A1996TQ17000011, View details for Web of Science ID A1996BG26T00006. Here, we show that CckA uses its PAS domains to integrate information from DivL and its own oligomerization state to control the balance of its kinase and phosphatase activities. Homology between the IS elements and various genomes was determined by hybridizing labeled DNA containing IS1, IS2, and IS5 sequences to Southern blots of chromosomal DNA cleaved with restriction endonucleases. Lucy Shapiro's Profile | Stanford Profiles Lucy Shapiro Virginia and D. K. Ludwig Professor Developmental Biology Print Profile Email Profile View Stanford-only Profile Bio Research & Scholarship Teaching Publications Academic Appointments Professor, Developmental Biology Member, Bio-X Faculty Fellow, Sarafan ChEM-H Administrative Appointments The specific defects responsible for the lack of a chemotactic response have not been determined for the other identified che genes. View details for Web of Science ID A1996VW70900002. 1996-2001. Enzyme purified to near homogeneity from the pH-conditional mutant similarly exhibited pH-conditional activity under conditions where wild-type enzyme was unaffected over a pH range of 6.0-8.0. The membrane-bound DivJ and PleC histidine kinases, which are asymmetrically localized at the opposite poles of the predivisional cell, control the temporal and spatial localization of DivK. We show here that a previously unidentified single domain-response regulator, CpdR, when in the unphosphorylated state, binds to ClpXP and, thereby, causes its localization to the cell pole. The region of early phiCdl was mapped by hybridizing labeled RNA extracted from phiCdl-infected cells grown in the presence or absence of chloramphenicol to HindIII and HpaI restriction fragments of the phiCdl genome. The transcription of gyrB and orf1 occurs from the replication-competent chromosome in stalked and predivisional cells and is silenced in swarmer cells. 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Here we demonstrate live-cell 3D superresolution imaging of Crescentin-eYFP, a cytoskeletal fluorescent protein fusion, colocalized with the surface of the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus using a double-helix point spread function microscope. The Global Regulatory Architecture of Transcription during the Caulobacter Cell Cycle. ctrA is also an essential gene in S. meliloti, and it is expressed similarly to the autoregulated C. crescentus ctrA in that both genes have complex promoter regions which bind phosphorylated CtrA. View details for Web of Science ID A1993ME00800030. View details for Web of Science ID A1987J718100012. Therefore, genome-wide codon bias in eubacteria and archaea may be predicted from intergenic sequences that are not translated. Rate enhancement of protein crystallization by a discrete nucleation domain may enable engineering of kinetically controllable self-assembling 2D macromolecular nanomaterials. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2005;2005:684-688. We offer consultative services to pathologists around the world who seek assistance with challenging cases. Advancing Ambiguity.Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2006),103-107. Transcripts initiating from either the P1 or the P2 promoter have an RNA leader sequence with a high probability of forming an extensive secondary structure. Common sites for localized components are the poles of rod-shaped cells, which are dynamically modified in composition and function in order to control cellular physiology. Caulobacter crescentus assembles many of its cellular machines at distinct times and locations during the cell cycle. Zhou, B., Schrader, J., Christen, B., McAdams, H., Shapiro, L. Osmolality-Dependent Relocation of Penicillin-Binding Protein PBP2 to the Division Site in Caulobacter crescentus. View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.2001849117, View details for Web of Science ID 000513023200098, View details for Web of Science ID 000513023201258, View details for Web of Science ID 000513023201267. Protein localization, notably of signal transduction proteins, chromosome partition proteins, and proteases, serves to coordinate cell division with chromosome replication and cell differentiation. Stanford Compression Forum. gyrB and orf-1 are within a newly identified cluster of genes involved in DNA replication and recombination, including dnaN and recF. RNA PRODUCT OF A REACTION CATALYZED BY A VIRAL RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME), Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, Office of VP for University Human Resources, Office of Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer, Directed Reading in Developmental Biology, DOI 10.1146/annurev.genet.41.110306.130346, DOI 10.1146/annurev.biochem.72.121801.161824, DOI 10.1146/annurev.micro.56.012302.161103. Ricci, D. P., Melfi, M. D., Lasker, K., Dill, D. L., McAdams, H. H., Shapiro, L. An intracellular compass spatially coordinates cell cycle modules in Caulobacter crescentus. During this study the flaZ gene was fine-mapped and the positions of proC and rif changed from the previously reported location. Our lab takes an interdisciplinary approach to understand the systems biology of a living cell. With time-lapse imaging, polymerized MreB [filamentous MreB (fMreB)] and unpolymerized MreB [globular MreB (gMreB)] monomers could be distinguished: gMreB showed fast motion that was characteristic of Brownian diffusion, whereas the labeled molecules in fMreB displayed slow, directed motion. The timing of replication initiation is controlled by both CtrA and DnaA. His areas of interest include jurisprudence, international law, constitutional law, criminal law and cybersecurity. The mechanisms underlying this regulation include protein phosphorylation and proteolysis. S1 mapping and primer extension experiments showed that transcription initiated at two sites 5' to the dnaK coding sequence. Disruption of the hrcA gene, homologs of which are also found upstream of grpE in other bacteria, increased transcription of the groESL operon, and this effect was dependent on the presence of an intact CIRCE element. Minor in Poverty, Inequality, and Policy Jesse Shapiro. These mutants and the wild-type strain were used to determine the pathway of galactose catabolism in this organism. The site facilitates research and collaboration in academic endeavors. Vital to bacterial survival is the faithful propagation of cellular signals, and in Caulobacter crescentus, ChpT is an essential mediator within the cell-cycle circuit. Antibody decoration experiments using mutant strains with deletions of the structural gene for the 29 x 10(3) Mr flagellin (flgJ) showed that the presence of this region is correlated with the expression of the 29 x 10(3) Mr flagellin gene. We show that the Caulobacter HdaA homologue is necessary to restrict the initiation of DNA replication to only once per cell cycle and that it dynamically colocalizes with the replisome throughout the cell cycle. The research may lead to novel strategies for stimulating repair or regeneration of body tissues. Lab Objectives. 2015, CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH -Ladd, A. L., Crisco, J. J., Hagert, E., Rose, J., Weiss, A. C.2014;472 (12): 3605-3622, Clinical orthopaedics and related research -Ladd, A. L., Crisco, J. J., Hagert, E., Rose, J., Weiss, A. C.2014;472 (12): 3605-3622, JOURNAL OF WRIST SURGERY -Zhang, A. Y., Van Nortwick, S., Hagert, E., Yao, J., Ladd, A. L.2014;3 (4): E1, Clinical orthopaedics and related research -Ladd, A. L.2014;472 (9): 2586-2589, Journal of biomechanics -Halilaj, E., Moore, D. C., Laidlaw, D. H., Got, C. J., Weiss, A. C., Ladd, A. L., Crisco, J. J. 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