Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
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生物固氮
DOI:
10.1002/9781119053095.ch34
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2015
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Prell J
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Prell J
Mutation ofptsPencoding EINtrof the PTSNtrsystem inRhizobium leguminosarumstrain Rlv3841 caused a pleiotropic phenotype as observed with many bacteria. The mutant formed dry colonies and grew poorly on organic nitrogen or dicarboxylates. Most strikingly theptsPmutant had low activity of a broad range of ATP‐dependent ABC transporters. This lack of activation, which occurred post‐translationally, may explain many of the pleiotropic effects. In contrast proton‐coupled transport systems were not inhibited in aptsPmutant. Regulation by PtsP also involves two copies ofptsNthat code for EIIANtr, resulting in a phosphorylation cascade. As inEscherichia coli, the Rlv3841 PTSNtrsystem also regulates K+homeostasis by transcriptional activation of the high‐affinity ATP‐dependent K+transporter KdpABC. This involves direct interaction of a two‐component sensor regulator pair KdpDE with unphosphorylated EIIANtr. Critically,ptsPmutants, which cannot phosphorylate PtsN1 or PtsN2, had a fully activated KdpABC transporter. This is the opposite pattern from that observed with ABC transporters which apparently require phosphorylation of PtsN. These results suggest that ATP‐dependent transport might be regulated via PTSNtrresponding to the cellular energy charge. ABC transport may be inactivated at low energy charge, conserving ATP for essential processes including K+homeostasis.