Gene regulation circuits control all aspects of the life of plasmids. This review gives an overview of the current orchestration of the circuits that control plasmid replication, plasmid transfer, plasmid segregation and plasmid maintenance.

Keywords:
bacterium, partitioning, plasmid maintenance, plasmid replication, plasmid transfer, transcription
© 2006 The Biochemical Society
2006
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