NITRATE AND NITRITE TRANSPORT IN THE CYANOBACTERIUM SYNECHOCOCCUS SP PCC-7942 ARE MEDIATED BY THE SAME PERMEASE

被引:51
作者
LUQUE, I [1 ]
FLORES, E [1 ]
HERRERO, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SEVILLA,CSIC,INST BIOQUIM VEGETAL & FOTOSINTESIS,E-41080 SEVILLE,SPAIN
来源
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS | 1994年 / 1184卷 / 2-3期
关键词
CYANOBACTERIUM; NITRATE TRANSPORT; NITRITE TRANSPORT; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP PCC-7942;
D O I
10.1016/0005-2728(94)90236-4
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
Disruption of the gene nrtD, encoding a component of the nitrate transport system of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942, not only impaired nitrate transport but also abolished active nitrite transport. Passive entrance into the cell of nitrous acid was unaffected in the nrtD mutants. These results show that the nrtD gene is involved in the active transport of nitrite. Nitrate and active nitrite transport in Synechococcus are thus mediated by a common permease.
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