Dextransucrase secretion in Leuconostoc mesenteroides depends on the presence of a transmembrane proton gradient

The relationship between proton motive force and the secretion of dextransucrase in Leuconostoc mesenteroides was investigated. L. mesenteroides was able to maintain a constant proton motive force of -130 mV when grown in batch fermentors at pH values 5.8 to 7.0. The contribution of the membrane pot...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Bacteriology 1988-11, Vol.170 (11), p.5006-5011
Hauptverfasser: Otts, D.R, Day, D.F
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Zusammenfassung:The relationship between proton motive force and the secretion of dextransucrase in Leuconostoc mesenteroides was investigated. L. mesenteroides was able to maintain a constant proton motive force of -130 mV when grown in batch fermentors at pH values 5.8 to 7.0. The contribution of the membrane potential and the transmembrane pH gradient varied depending on the pH of the growth medium. The differential rate of dextransucrase secretion was relatively constant at 1,040 delta-mU/delta-mg (dry weight) when cells were grown at pH 6.0 to 6.7. Over this pH range, the internal pH was alkaline with respect to the external pH. When cells were grown at alkaline pH values, dextransucrase secretion was severely inhibited. This inhibition was accompanied by an inversion of the pH gradient as the intermal pH became more acidic than the external pH. Addition of nigericin to cells at alkaline pH partially dissipated the inverted pH gradient and produced a fourfold stimulation of dextransucrase secretion. Treatment of cells with the lipophilic cation methyltriphenylphosphonium had no effect on the rate of dextransucrase secretion at pH 5.5 but inhibited secretion by 95% at pH 7.0. The reduced rate of secretion correlated with the dissipation of the proton notive force by this compound. Values of proton motive force greater than -90 mV were required for maximal rates of dextransucrase secretion. The results of this study indicate that dextransucrase secretion in L. mesenteroides is dependent on the presence of a proton gradient across the cytoplasmic membrane that is directed into the cell
ISSN:0021-9193
1098-5530
1067-8832
DOI:10.1128/jb.170.11.5006-5011.1988