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T Kogoma

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PubMed1967

Nonselective incorporation into sporangium of either "older" or "younger" chromosome of the vegetative cell during sporulation in Bacillus cereus.

Employing Bacillus cereus strain 2, we examined the fate of two chromosomes contained in vegetative cells in the course of sporulation. Cytological observations and quantitative estimation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) confirmed the earlier observations that, during the course of sporulation, one of two chromosomes of the vegetative cell was incorporated into the sporangium and the other disappeared into the medium as the result of cell lysis. Log-phase cells, labeled completely with thymine-2-(14)C in the presence of deoxyadenosine, were cultured in the "cold" glucose-glutamate-glycine-salts medium, and culture samples, taken at intervals at successive generations, were subjected to sporulation in glutamate-salts medium. The percentage of radioactivity in the spores separated from each culture remained almost unchanged at nearly 50% and was independent of the number of generations of the preceding culture in the "cold" medium. This suggests that the selective incorporation into the sporangium of either the "older" or "younger" chromosome of a vegetative cell does not occur in the course of spore formation. Some examples of the selective and nonselective behavior of DNA molecules in cellular events in microorganisms are cited.

Bacillus cereus↗
PubMed1965

Protein turnover in the cell cycle of Escherichia coli.

Nishi, Arasuke (University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan), and Tokio Kogoma. Protein turnover in the cell cycle of Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 90:884-890. 1965.-Protein metabolism and enzyme formation throughout the cell cycle were investigated in synchronized cultures of Escherichia coli. The cells showed a temporary cessation of the net increase of bulk protein and of constitutive beta-galactosidase activity during the division period. By contrast, when tested by short-term experiments performed with cells at different growth stages, the bacteria displayed a constant incorporation of labeled protein precursors into the protein fraction, even during the fission period. Similar results were obtained with respect to the capacities for induced enzyme formation. On the other hand, when the cells were previously labeled and then subjected to synchronization in a nonradioactive medium, the radioactivity of the protein fraction decreased temporarily by nearly 10% during the fission period and then regained its previous level at the beginning of the ensuing phase of growth. This indicates that the products of partial degradation of protein were again utilized for protein synthesis in the next cell cycle. It was concluded that the temporary lagging of net increase of bulk protein may be due to the partial breakdown of protein occurring during the fission period.

Bacterial Proteins↗