Implication of proteases in the respiration dependent inactivation of the lactose permease of E. coli

The lactose permease of E. coli becomes irreversibly inactivated during lactose transport under conditions of high respiratory activity. This inactivation is characterized by a decrease in the steady state of lactose accumulation, a decrease in the influx rate of lactose, and a decrease in the trans...

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Veröffentlicht in:FEBS letters 1985-07, Vol.187 (1), p.38-42
Hauptverfasser: Therisod, Hélène, Ghazi, Alexandre, Shechter, Emanuel
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The lactose permease of E. coli becomes irreversibly inactivated during lactose transport under conditions of high respiratory activity. This inactivation is characterized by a decrease in the steady state of lactose accumulation, a decrease in the influx rate of lactose, and a decrease in the transmembrane electrical potential. We report here that inhibitors of serine proteases (phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride and N-α- P-tosyl-L-lysine chloromethyl ketone) prevent this inactivation, thus implicating proteases in this process.
ISSN:0014-5793
1873-3468
DOI:10.1016/0014-5793(85)81209-6