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Control of cell division in Escherichia coli: effect of amino acid starvation.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 129 ·No. 2 ·1977-02-00 ·Pages 569-73

Ron E, Grossman N, Helmstetter CE

Abstract

The effect of amino acid starvation on cell division was studied in cells of Escherichia coli B. In this bacterial strain, deprivation of a required amino acid resulted in synchronous cell division upon restoration of the amino acid. This synchronization was apparently due to a shift forward in the cell cycle during the starvation. As a consequence, the cells divided at a size that was smaller than normal.

MeSH Terms
Amino Acids/metabolism Bacterial Proteins/biosynthesis Cell Division/drug effects Chloramphenicol/pharmacology Escherichia coli/cytology,drug effects,metabolism Isoleucine/metabolism
Chemicals
Amino Acids Bacterial Proteins Isoleucine Chloramphenicol
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Ron E
Grossman N
Helmstetter C E
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.129.2.569-573.1977
Published
1977-02-00
Pages
569-73
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC234977
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.129.2.569-573.1977 PMC Full Text View journal details
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