The plasmid-encoded ParMRC system is one of the best characterized plasmid segregation systems and comprises just three components: an actin-like protein, ParM, a DNA-binding adaptor protein, ParR, and a centromere-like region,parC. Here, the authors review the molecular mechanisms by which the components of this system interact to achieve bipolar DNA segregation.
- Jeanne Salje
- Pananghat Gayathri
- Jan Löwe