Involvement of ExbB and TonB in transport across the outer membrane of Escherichia coli: phenotypic complementation of exb mutants by overexpressed tonB and physical stabilization of TonB by ExbB.
AUTOR(ES)
Fischer, E
RESUMO
The exb locus in Escherichia coli consists of two genes, termed exbB and exbD. Exb functions are related to TonB function in that most TonB-dependent processes are enhanced by Exb. Like tonB mutants, exb mutants were resistant to colicin M and albomycin but, in contrast to tonB mutants, showed only reduced sensitivity to colicins B and D. Overexpressed tonB on the multicopy vector pACYC177 largely restored the sensitivity of exb mutants to colicins B, D, and M but only marginally increased sensitivity to albomycin. Suppression of the btuB451 mutation in the structural gene for the vitamin B12 outer membrane receptor protein by a mutation in tonB occurred only in an exb+ strain. Degradation of the unstable overproduced TonB protein was prevented by overproduced ExbB protein. The ExbB protein also stabilized the ExbD protein. Pulse-chase experiments with radiolabeled ferrichrome revealed release of ferrichrome from exbB, tonB, and fhuC mutants, showing that ferrichrome had not crossed the cytoplasmic membrane. It is concluded that the ExbB and ExbD proteins contribute to the activity of TonB and, like TonB, are involved in receptor-dependent transport processes across the outer membrane.
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