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. 1980 Mar;141(3):1450–1453. doi: 10.1128/jb.141.3.1450-1453.1980

Is cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate a cell cycle regulator?

W R Cook, V F Kalb Jr, A A Peace, R W Bernlohr
PMCID: PMC293853  PMID: 6245071

Abstract

Transient increases in the intracellular level of cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate have been observed at a periodicity of one generation time in two spoT strains of Escherichia coli and in Bacillus licheniformis.

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