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. 2014 Mar 26;9(3):e92229. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092229

Figure 8. A model of AspC-mediated coordination of cell cycle.

Figure 8

The AspC-mediated aspartate metabolism stimulates protein synthesis, which subsequently increases the amount of DnaA per cell and triggers initiation of replication. AspC-mediated aspartate metabolism delays cell division by accumulating UDP-glucose but activates cell growth. The model proposes that AspC-mediated aspartate metabolism coordinates cell growth with the replication and the division cycle.