How does inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis inhibit bacterial division?

[scilearner]

Hello everyone,

 

Quick question. I can understand proteins are needed to make everything in the cell, so if you inhibit bacterial protein synthesis, cell division can not occur. However my question is does the DNA replicate and divide, and then the cell can not make other things they want so cell division stops, or it stops before this? For DNA replication you need DNA polymerase, so is this not synthesized if you inhibit bacterial synthesis. Basically just tell me plainly why inhibition of protein biosynthesis in bacteria inhibit bacterial cell divison? Thank you

[CharonY]

Cell division itself involves a massive cellular rearrangement catalyzed by big changes in protein expression. If the needed proteins are not synthesized cell division is not initiated.

[scilearner]

Thanks