Does pCGR2 copy number depend on the par locus that forms a ParC-ParB-DNA partition complex in Corynebacterium glutamicum?
A previously unreported ParC-ParB-parS partition complex is formed in pCGR2, where interaction of ParC with ParB-parS may affect the level of repression by ParB. Modifying the par components and antisense RNA enables manipulation of plasmid copy number to varying degrees.
The reported variations in the prevalence rates of hypopituitarism after TBI are in part caused by differences in definitions, endocrine assessments of hypopituitarism, and confounding factors. These methodological issues prohibit simple generalizations of results of original studies on TBI-associated hypopituitarism in the perspective of meta-analyses or reviews.