Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10798090 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The LolCDE complex of Escherichia coli releases outer membrane-specific lipoproteins from the inner membrane. Lipoproteins with Asp at +Â 2 remain in the inner membrane since this residue functions as a LolCDE avoidance signal depending on phosphatidylethanolamine. We examined the effects of other phospholipids on lipoprotein sorting in proteoliposomes reconstituted with LolCDE and various synthetic phospholipids. The lipoprotein release and ATP hydrolysis were both low at 2Â mM Mg2+ but very high at 10Â mM Mg2+ in proteoliposomes containing cardiolipin alone. However, the Lol avoidance function was abolished at 10Â mM Mg2+, and the release of lipoproteins with Asp at +Â 2 was as efficient as that of outer membrane-specific lipoproteins. The addition of phosphatidylethanolamine to cardiolipin stimulated the ATP hydrolysis and increased the Lol avoidance function of Asp at +Â 2 at 2Â mM Mg2+. The addition of phosphatidylglycerol to cardiolipin nearly completely inhibited the release of lipoproteins with Asp at +Â 2 even at 10Â mM Mg2+, while that of outer membrane-specific lipoproteins was not. Taken together, these results indicate that three major phospholipids of E. coli differently affect lipoprotein sorting and the activity of LolCDE.
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Authors
Shigehiko Miyamoto, Hajime Tokuda,