THE ROLE OF CALCIUM IN STALK DEVELOPMENT AND IN PHOSPHATE ACQUISITION IN CAULOBACTER-CRESCENTUS
THE ROLE OF CALCIUM IN STALK DEVELOPMENT AND IN PHOSPHATE ACQUISITION IN CAULOBACTER-CRESCENTUS
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00413014
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
POINDEXTER, JS
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作者:
POINDEXTER, JS
Ca2+ stimulated stalk development in C. crescentus and relieved the inhibition of development caused by phosphate. This suggested that phosphate inhibition could be attributed to its interaction with Ca2+, thereby depriving the cells of a factor that promoted development. Ca2+ promoted phosphate acquisition by the cells, observed as acceleration of growth at extremes of phosphate concentration, as promotion of C-source utilization rather than storage and as support for phosphate-dependent resistance to arsentate inhibition of growth. Cytological studies of dividing cells revealed that stalked siblings had greater access to exogenous phosphate for use in growth or for storage as polyphosphate and that access of non-stalked siblings to phosphate was dependent on the length of the stalk of the dividing cell. Apparently, the physiologic role of the stalk is enhancement of phosphate acquisition. The stimulatory role of Ca2+ in this process was attributed to its support of stalk development and to its stabilization of internal membrane/cell envelope association within the cell-stalk juncture.