title: Membrane-protein phosphorylation in the Bacillus subtilis cell cycle.
abstract: Sphingosine, an inhibitor of Ca(2+)-dependent protein kinases in eukaryotic cells, inhibited initiation of DNA replication in Bacillus subtilis at a concentration of 10 microM, 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sandler
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keynan
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D014640:Vancomycin; D013110:Sphingosine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate