The role of active mRNA–ribosome dynamics and closing constriction in daughter chromosome separation in Escherichia coli

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Number 45, November 2025.
ImportanceThe mitotic spindle separates chromosomes in eukaryotic cells, but bacteria do not have this structure. It is still unclear how bacterial chromosomes are distributed before cell division. It has been hypothesized that the non-equilibrium dynamics of polysomes, …