Open AccessLipid synthesis during morphogenesis of Mucor racemosus
Author(s) -
Eiki Ito,
R. L. Cihlar,
Clark B. Inderlied
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.152.2.880-887.1982
Subject(s) - morphogenesis , biology , cerulenin , biochemistry , mucor , lipid metabolism , microbiology and biotechnology , fatty acid synthase , aspergillus , gene
Lipid synthesis increases coordinately with protein and RNA synthesis during morphogenesis of Mucor racemosus. The lipid synthesis inhibitor cerulenin can completely block morphogenesis under conditions in which cell growth continues. An increase in phospholipid turnover may be an important correlate to morphogenesis of Mucor spp., especially the turnover of phosphotidyl inositol and phosphatidyl ethanolamine. The increase in ornithine decarboxylase, which occurs during morphogenesis, is inhibited by the addition of cerulenin.