Outer Membrane Proteins of Escherichia coli IV. Differences in Outer Membrane Proteins Due To Strain and Cultural Differences
AUTOR(ES)
Schnaitman, Carl A.
RESUMO
When the 42,000-dalton major outer membrane protein of Escherichia coli O111 is examined on alkaline polyacrylamide gels containing sodium dodecyl sulfate, it is resolved into three distinct bands designated as proteins 1, 2, and 3. Band 3 consists of two distinct polypeptides, proteins 3a and 3b. E. coli K-12 does not make any protein 2, but makes proteins similar to 1, 3a, and 3b as indicated by comparison of cyanogen bromide peptide patterns. Several Shigella species and most other strains of E. coli resemble E. coli K-12 in that they lack protein 2, whereas Salmonella typhimurium is more similar to E. coli O111. In addition to these species and strain differences, cultural differences resulted in differences in the outer membrane protein profiles. Under conditions of catabolite repression, the level of protein 2 in E. coli O111 decreased while the level of protein 1 increased. An enterotoxin-producing strain similar to E. coli O111 produced no protein 1 and an elevated level of protein 2 under conditions of low catabolite repression. The levels of proteins 1 and 3 are also different in different phases of the growth curve, with protein 1 being the major species in the exponential-phase cells and protein 3 being the major species in stationary-phase cells. A multiply phage-resistant mutant of E. coli K-12 with no obvious cell wall defects produced no protein 1 or 2, but made increased amounts of protein 3. Thus, the major outer membrane proteins of E. coli and related species may vary considerably without affecting outer membrane integrity.
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