title: Membrane changes during germination of Bacillus megaterium KM spores.
abstract: Bacillus megaterium KM dormant spore inner membrane ATPase exhibits a ten-fold increase in specific activity during the first 10 min of germination in the absence of protein synthesis. During this time period both in the presence and absence of chloramphenicol extensive proteolysis of spore inner membrane takes place, which results in degradation of approximately half of the membrane protein. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis reveals the extent and selectivity of this degradation of inner membrane protein.
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D001410:Bacillus megaterium / Q000502:physiology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D002701:Chloramphenicol; C023107:NADH oxidase; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases