Abstract
When cultures of Schizosaccharomyces pombe growing exponentially in a minimal medium were treated with 50 mM-EDTA for 1 h, nucleic acid synthesis was inhibited but protein synthesis was not. On transfer to fresh medium, 50% of the cells divided synchronously. These phenomena may be explained on the basis of reduced availability of Mg2+ following chelation with EDTA.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 261-264 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of General Microbiology |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 1978 |
Keywords
- Synchronization
- Cell division
- Fission yeast
- Schizosaccharomyces