Stability function in the Bacillus subtilis plasmid pTA1060

Unique type of plasmid maintenance function: postsegregational killing of plasmid-free cells.

Kenn Gerdes, P. B. Rasmussen, Søren Molin · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1986 · 677 citations · Full text

Apoptosis, Cell Death, Molecular Biology +18

Multimerization of high copy number plasmids causes instability: Cole 1 encodes a determinant essential for plasmid monomerization and stability

David Summers, David J. Sherratt · Cell · 1984 · 450 citations

Plasmid Monomerization, Genetics, Molecular Biology +6

Partitioning of bacterial plasmids during cell division: a cis-acting locus that accomplishes stable plasmid inheritance

Peter A. Meacock · Cell · 1980 · 332 citations

Prokaryotic System, Cell Division, Medicine +9

A novel role for site-specific recombination in maintenance of bacterial replicons

Stuart Austin, Marcia Ziese, Nat Sternberg · Cell · 1981 · 331 citations

Natural Sciences, Bacteriology, Dna Replication +9

Partition mechanism of F plasmid: Two plasmid gene-encoded products and a cis-acting region are involved in partition

Teru Ogura, Sota Hiraga · Cell · 1983 · 318 citations

Partition Mechanism, F Plasmid, Protein Expression +12