Using an innovative combination of biochemical experiments and ultra-high-resolution microscopy, a research team at Kiel ...

In bacteria, environmental and cellular stresses including nutrient exhaustion, envelope stress and DNA damages, trigger various signaling pathways that can cause a transient inhibition of the cell ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on Earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early embryonic development have remained elusive—particularly for egg-laying species ...

Cell division in all domains of life requires the orchestration of many proteins, but in Archaea most of the machinery remains poorly characterized. Here we investigate the FtsZ-based cell division ...

A 'pocket' on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct order. Cell division is key for life. Every organism -- from the smallest yeast ...