Chromosome replication following a temporary inhibition of DNA-synthesis by nalidixic acid in a temperature-sensitive dnaA mutant of Escherichia coli

1981 ◽  
Vol 181 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. G. Khachatourians
1966 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
YOSHINOBU SUGINO ◽  
AKIKO SORAI ◽  
TOKIO KOGOMA ◽  
YUKINORI HIROTA ◽  
REIJI OKAZAKI

1969 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. L. Green ◽  
John Donch ◽  
Young S. Chung ◽  
Joseph Greenberg

The effect of nalidixic acid, a specific inhibitor of DNA synthesis, onEscherichia colistrain B (lon) and its u.v.-sensitive derivatives is examined. Strain B itself is sensitive to nalidixic acid, whereas its u.v.-resistant derivative B/r is resistant.It is shown that in allexr Astrains, in which u.v.-induced filamentation is suppressed, resistance to nalidixic acid is increased. Amongexr Astrains, Bs4 is exceptionally resistant to nalidixic acid. This is because nalidixic acid kills only growing cells and strain Bs4, atryauxotroph, may grow poorly under the conditions used to test nalidixic acid.Theuvrgenes of the HCR strains Bs1, Bs8 and Bs12 do not suppress u.v.-induced filamentation nor do they affect the response to nalidixic acid. Theuvrgene of strain Bs3 is unusual in increasing the tendency to filament and also sensitivity to nalidixic acid.Strains Bs1, Bs3 and Bs8 are all doubly mutated from strain B, the second mutation (notuvr) being responsible for their increased resistance to nalidixic acid as well as partially or completely suppressing filamentation.It is concluded that the cell division mechanism of (lon) strain B is sensitive to inhibition of DNA synthesis. Mutations which suppress the tendency of strain B to filament reduce its sensitivity to inhibition of DNA synthesis.


2006 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 362-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xilin Zhao ◽  
Muhammad Malik ◽  
Nymph Chan ◽  
Alex Drlica-Wagner ◽  
Jian-Ying Wang ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Inhibition of DNA replication in an Escherichia coli dnaB-22 mutant failed to block quinolone-mediated lethality. Inhibition of protein synthesis by chloramphenicol inhibited nalidixic acid lethality and, to a lesser extent, ciprofloxacin lethality in both dnaB-22 and wild-type cells. Thus, major features of quinolone-mediated lethality do not depend on ongoing replication.


1979 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 1634-1639 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.E. Singer ◽  
W.G. Dutton

The effects of Escherichia coli endotoxin upon mouse L929 cell proliferation, DNA synthesis, protein synthesis, and proline incorporation were determined. It was found that a level of endotoxin which inhibited cell proliferation prompted a similar inhibition of DNA synthesis and overall cell protein synthesis. In contrast, endotoxin was shown to inhibit incorporation of proline into cell protein to a significantly greater extent.


1965 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Hollom ◽  
R. H. Pritchard

From studies involving inhibition of DNA synthesis in Hfr strains ofEscherichia coliK12, either by thymine starvation (Pritchard, 1963) or amino-acid starvation (Suit, Matney, Doudney & Billen, 1964), during mating withF−strains, it has been concluded that transfer of DNA from males to females can occur in the absence of DNA synthesis. This conclusion is at variance with the hypothesis (Jacob, Brenner & Cuzin, 1963) that the energy required for transfer is derived from the process of DNA replication. On the other hand, a second prediction from this hypothesis, that one polynucleotide chain of the DNA transferred during mating will have been synthesized during transfer, is strongly supported by recent experiments (Ptashne, 1965; Blinkova, Bresler & Lanzov, 1965; Gross & Caro, 1965).


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