Transport of Ca2+ by Yersinia pestis.
AUTOR(ES)
Perry, R D
RESUMO
Low-calcium-response, or Lcr, plasmids of yersiniae are known to promote an in vitro nutritional requirement for 2.5 mM Ca2+ at 37 degrees C which, if not fulfilled, results in cessation of growth with induction of virulence functions (Lcr+). The mechanism whereby Ca2+ regulates this metabolic shift is unknown. Radioactive Ca2+ was not actively accumulated by yersiniae but was excluded by an exit reaction analogous to those described for other bacteria. Nevertheless, cultivation at 37 degrees C with 0.1 mM Ca2+, a level insufficient to prevent restriction of cell division, promoted significantly more binding of the cation by Lcr+ organisms than by plasmid-deficient Lcr- mutants. According, Lcr+ yersiniae may possess unique ligands capable of recognizing Ca2+.
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