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Cell Division

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Molecular Biology and Pathogenicity of Mycoplasmas

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Cell division is the final step of cell reproduction as a well-grown cell divides into daughter cells. However, this phenomenon cannot occur by itself and requires preceding cellular events. A cell must essentially duplicate its mass, namely the amount of small and large biomolecules, if the cell is going to divide by binary fission. The replication of chromosomal DNA is done with the highest priority; however, it should occur in synchronicity with other reproduction events. The replicated chromosomes must also be partitioned for delivery to the daughter cells properly. Cytokinesis, the final step of cell division, may depend on the formation of a special apparatus. Mycoplasmas have the distinct ability to adhere to cell surfaces of their hosts. For some mycoplasma species, this ability depends on a terminal structure located at a cell pole. Duplication of this structure before cell division is for them an indispensable event. In this chapter, individual steps of cell division will be discussed focusing on recent studies.

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Miyata, M. (2002). Cell Division. In: Razin, S., Herrmann, R. (eds) Molecular Biology and Pathogenicity of Mycoplasmas. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47606-1_6

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