Biosynthesis of peptidoglycan in Gaffkya homari: processing of nascent glycan by reactivated membranes.
Biosynthesis of peptidoglycan in Gaffkya homari: processing of nascent glycan by reactivated membranes.
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Gaffkya homari 中肽聚糖的生物合成:通过重新激活的膜处理新生聚糖。
DOI:
10.1128/jb.157.2.398-404.1984
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发表时间:
1984
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Neuhaus,FC
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作者:
Bardin,C;Sinha,RK;Kalomiris,E;Neuhaus,FC
Membranes from Gaffkya homari reactivated by freezing and thawing were used to study the processing events involved in the assembly of both sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-insoluble peptidoglycan (PG) and SDS-soluble PG. The ability to reactivate membranes for the synthesis of these polymers provided an opportunity to monitor those events that are not influenced by wall-linked PG. In G. homari, processing for the formation of cross-links requires the selective actions of DD-carboxypeptidase, LD-carboxypeptidase, and NE-(DAla)-Lys transpeptidase. Time courses of cross-link formation, as measured by the amounts of amidated bisdisaccharide peptide dimer and nonamidated bisdisaccharide peptide dimer, showed a lack of correlation with those for the synthesis of SDS-insoluble PG. SDS-soluble PG, which is significantly cross-linked when synthesized in the absence of penicillin G, was a precursor of the SDS-insoluble PG. In the presence of penicillin G, un-cross-linked SDS-soluble PG was synthesized. This PG was also utilized and processed for the synthesis of cross-linked SDS-insoluble PG after removal of the beta-lactam. This protocol provided a method for separating stages in the synthesis and elongation of PG from those involved in processing. Cross-linkage in the various PG fractions ranged from 0 to 19% in SDS-soluble PG and from 2 to 24% in SDS-insoluble PG. Thus, the results indicated that there is no direct correlation between SDS insolubility and the degree of cross-linkage. Instead, they suggested that additional features may contribute to the insolubility of PG in SDS.