A mechanism for polar protein localization in bacteria

Details A mechanism for polar protein localization in bacteria A mechanism for polar protein localization in bacteria

2003-12-10

arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0312015v1

J. Mol. Biol. 335 655-663 (2004)

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Subcellular Processes

8 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

We investigate a mechanism for the polar localization of proteins in bacteria. We focus on the MinCD/DivIVA system regulating division site placement in the rod-shaped bacterium Bacillus subtilis. Our model relies on a combination of geometric effects and reaction-diffusion dynamics to direct proteins to both cell poles, where division is then blocked. We discuss similarities and differences with related division models in Escherichia coli and also develop extensions of the model to asymmetric polar protein localization. We propose that our mechanism for polar localization may be employed more widely in bacteria, especially in outgrowing spores, which do not possess any pre-existing polar division apparatus from prior division events.

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