MicrobiologybioRxiv
Spatio-temporal control of DNA replication by the pneumococcal cell cycle regulator CcrZ
C. Gallay, S. Sanselicio, M. E. Anderson…·J.-W. Veening
This study identifies CcrZ as a regulator that couples DNA replication with cell division in pneumococci by controlling DnaA activity, ensuring proper chromosome inheritance.
DOI 10.1038/s41564-021-00949-1