Protein II* Influences Ferrichrome-iron Transport in Escherichia coli k12
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- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of General Microbiology
- Vol. 110 (1), 211-220
- https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-110-1-211
Abstract
Summary: Ferrichrome-promoted iron uptake in Escherichia coli k12 is strictly dependent upon the tonA gene product, a “minor” outer membrane protein. By selection for mutants of E. coli resistant to phages which require “major” outer membrane proteins as receptors, strains with pronounced protein deficiencies were constructed. Such strains were tested for anomalous behaviour of ferrichrome transport. No significant differences in iron uptake were detected in E. coli k12 strains with markedly reduced amounts of protein I. However, a reduction in the initial velocity (up to 40%) was observed in E. coli deficient in outer membrane protein II*. This difference was only evident when cells were grown under iron-starvation conditions; it was abolished when cells were grown in rich medium. Kinetic parameters for ferrichrome transport were determined for maximum velocity but not for Km; double reciprocal plots showed a biphasic nature, probably attributable to a limited number of outer membrane binding sites and to the multi-component nature of the ferrichrome-iron transport system.Keywords
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