PMID:10521496
| Citation |
Yokota, N, Kuroda, T, Matsuyama, S and Tokuda, H (1999) Characterization of the LolA-LolB system as the general lipoprotein localization mechanism of Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 274:30995-9 |
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| Abstract |
The major outer membrane lipoprotein (Lpp) of Escherichia coli requires LolA for its release from the cytoplasmic membrane, and LolB for its localization to the outer membrane. We examined the significance of the LolA-LolB system as to the outer membrane localization of other lipoproteins. All lipoproteins possessing an outer membrane-directed signal at the N-terminal second position were efficiently released from the inner membrane in the presence of LolA. Some lipoproteins were released in the absence of externally added LolA, albeit at a slower rate and to a lesser extent. This LolA-independent release was also strictly dependent on the outer membrane sorting signal. A lipoprotein-LolA complex was formed when the release took place in the presence of LolA, whereas lipoproteins released in the absence of LolA existed as heterogeneous complexes, suggesting that the release and the formation of a complex with LolA are distinct events. The release of LolB, an outer membrane lipoprotein functioning as the receptor for a lipoprotein-LolA complex, occurred with a trace amount of LolA, and therefore was extremely efficient. The LolA-dependent release of lipoproteins was found to be crucial for the specific incorporation of lipoproteins into the outer membrane, whereas lipoproteins released in the absence of LolA were nonspecifically and inefficiently incorporated into the membrane. The outer membrane incorporation of lipoproteins including LolB per se was dependent on LolB in the outer membrane. From these results, we conclude that lipoproteins in E. coli generally utilize the LolA-LolB system for efficient release from the inner membrane and specific localization to the outer membrane. |
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/genetics; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/metabolism; Carrier Proteins/genetics; Carrier Proteins/metabolism; Cell Membrane/metabolism; Cloning, Molecular; Escherichia coli/genetics; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Escherichia coli Proteins; Genes, Bacterial; Kinetics; Lipoproteins/genetics; Lipoproteins/isolation & purification; Lipoproteins/metabolism; Molecular Chaperones/metabolism; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Periplasmic Binding Proteins; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism; Signal Transduction; Spheroplasts/metabolism |
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