REQUIREMENT OF PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL FOR FLAGELLATION OF ESCHERICHIA-COLI

被引:16
作者
TOMURA, A [1 ]
ISHIKAWA, T [1 ]
SAGARA, Y [1 ]
MIKI, T [1 ]
SEKIMIZU, K [1 ]
机构
[1] KYUSHU UNIV,FAC PHARMACEUT SCI,HIGASHI KU,FUKUOKA 812,JAPAN
关键词
PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; BACTERIAL MOTILITY; FLAGELLUM; FLAGELLIN; ESCHERICHIA-COLI;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(93)80239-Q
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report that phosphatidylglycerol is required for flagellation of Escherichia coli. Cells carrying the pgsA3 mutation did not form swarm rings in semisolid agar. P1 transduction experiments revealed that the potential for phosphatidylglycerol synthesis and for the formation of swarm rings was co-transducible. The pgsA3 mutant transformed with the wild type pgsA+ gene cloned into the R-plasmid vector had the potential for both phosphatidylglycerol synthesis and cell motility. Electronmicroscopic and SDS-PAGE analyses showed that the pgsA3 mutation causes the lack of flagellation.
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页码:287 / 290
页数:4
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