title: Inhibition of initiation of DNA synthesis by aminoglycoside antibiotics.
abstract: In a dnaCts mutant of E. coli, the reinitiation of DNA synthesis, which occurred by the shift of the culture from a restrictive temperature to a permissive temperature, was markedly prevented by habakacin, dibekacin, kanamycin, and gentamicin. On the contrary, chloramphenicol did not inhibit the reinitiation synthesis for 30 min. In a parallel experiment, leucine uptake into protein was profoundly blocked by chloramphenicol, but only slightly by habekacin. Habekacin did not significantly affect DNA elongation of the cells at a restrictive temperature. We propose that inhibition of initiation of replication by aminoglycoside antibiotics is related to their lethality.
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003982:Dibekacin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D003982:Dibekacin; C031986:arbekacin