If the original host DNA was in a plasmid format, then these generally re-circularize and remain in the cytoplasm. Figure 1: Diagram showing the process of generalized bacterial transduction. A) ...

The PhoP response regulator and the cognate sensor kinase PhoQ form one of the two-component signal transduction systems that is highly conserved in bacteria. The PhoP/PhoQ system is a crucial ...

Signal transduction underlies how living organisms detect and respond to stimuli. A goal of synthetic biology is to rewire natural signal transduction systems. Bacteria, yeast, and plants sense ...

Biological diagram explain concept of recombinant DNA production from human gene in plasmid ... conjugation (Transfer of DNA via a plasmid from a donor cell to a recipient), transduction (Bacterial ...

Plastic-eating bacteria could help to one day tackle some of the 14 million tons of plastic that is offloaded into our oceans every year. Plastic pollution leads to severe impact on marine ...

This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural Articles by members of the National Academy of Sciences elected in 2020.

Transduction occurs when a virus picks up DNA from one bacterium and infects another bacterium, inserting the new gene sequence. Conjunction happens when bacteria make direct contact. A donor cell ...

Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Bacterial transduction particles were critical to early advances in molecular biology and are currently ...