Membrane-protein phosphorylation in the Bacillus subtilis cell cycle

Naomi Sandler*, Alex Keynan

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Sphingosine, an inhibitor of Ca2+-dependent protein kinases in eukaryotic cells, inhibited initiation of DNA replication in Bacillus subtilis at a concentration of 10 μM, without inhibiting elongation. The tumor promoter 12-tetradecanoyl 13-phorbol acetate, (TPA), an activator of protein kinase C in eukaryotic cells, partially counteracted the inhibition of initiation by sphingosine. Phosphorylation of polypeptides was observed in vivo at initiation of DNA replication in B. subtilis. Sphingosine, TPA, and vancomycin affected this protein phosphorylation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)241-246
Number of pages6
JournalFEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume95
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Aug 1992

Keywords

  • Bacillus
  • Cell cycle
  • Membrane
  • Phosphorylation

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