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Phenotypic Plasticity and Effects of Selection on Cell Division Symmetry in Escherichia coli

Aging has been demonstrated in unicellular organisms and is presumably due to asymmetric distribution of damaged proteins and other components during cell division. Whether the asymmetry-induced aging is inevitable or an adaptive and adaptable response is debated. Although asymmetric division leads...

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Autores principales: Lele, Uttara N., Baig, Ulfat I., Watve, Milind G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21249222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014516