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Protein breakdown in pulse-labelled and longlabelled cells of Arthrobacter S 1-55, a psychrotrophic bacterium, has been assessed at different temperatures. The temperature at which the cells were grown and labelled affected the breakdown of pulsed-labelled but not long-labelled proteins. Inhibitors of ATP synthesis inhibited proteolysis. Miscoding antibiotics stimulated the production of rapidly degradable proteins.
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Potier, P., Hipkiss, A.R. & Kushner, D.J. Protein turnover in a psychrotrophic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 142, 28–33 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00409232
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