Control of cell division in Escherichia coli: effect of amino acid starvation.
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.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007532:Isoleucine / Q000378:metabolism
D000596:Amino Acids; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007532:Isoleucine; D002701:Chloramphenicol