CELL-ENVELOPE ASSOCIATIONS OF AQUASPIRILLUM-SERPENS FLAGELLA
CELL-ENVELOPE ASSOCIATIONS OF AQUASPIRILLUM-SERPENS FLAGELLA
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DOI:
10.1128/jb.136.3.1037-1049.1978
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
MURRAY, RGE
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文献类型:
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作者:
COULTON, JW;MURRAY, RGE
Specific regions of the cell envelope associated with the flagellar basal complex of the gram-negative bacterium A. (Spirillum) serpens were identified by studying each of the envelope layers: outer membrane, mucopeptide and plasma membrane. The outer membrane around the flagella insertion site was differentiated by concentric membrane rings and central perforations surrounded by a closely set collar. The perforations in both the outer membrane and the isolated mucopeptide layer were of a size accomodating the central rod of the basal complex but smaller than either the L [lipopolysaccharide-containing membrane] or the P [peptidoglycan layer] disks. The P disk of the complex may lie between the mucopeptide and the outer membrane. EM of intact, spheroplasted or autolyzed preparations did not adequately resolve the location of the inner pair of disks of the basal complex. Freeze-etching revealed differentiation within the plasma membrane that appeared to be related to the basal complex. The convex fracture face showed depressions which are interpreted as impressions of a disk surrounded by a set of evenly spaced macromolecular studs and containing a central plug interpreted as the central rod. In thin sections, blebs, which appear to be associated with the flagellar apparatus, were seen on the cytoplasmic side of the plasma membrane. Superimposing the dimensions of the flagellar basal complex and the spacings of the cell envelope layers and using the position of the L disk within the outer membrane for reference, showed that the S [supramembrane] disk might be within and the M [cytoplasmic membrane] beneath the plasma membrane. A tentative model was developed for comparison with that based on the structure of the Escherichia coli basal complex.