Sulfonolipids are localized in the outer membrane of the gliding bacterium Cytophaga johnsonae |
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Authors: | Walter Godchaux III Edward R Leadbetter |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, The University of Connecticut, 06268 Storrs, CT, USA |
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Abstract: | Earlier work in our laboratory demonstrated that gliding bacteria of the Cytophaga-Flexibacter group contain, in their cell envelopes, large quantities of unusual sulfonolipids (N-fatty acyl 2-amino-3-hydroxyisoheptadecane-1-sulfonic acids). Recently, it has been shown that these lipids are necessary for the gliding motility of C. johnsonae. As one approach to determining the role of the lipids in motility, methods have now been developed for separating the inner (cytoplasmic) and outer membranes of a strain (ATCC 43786) of this Gram-negative bacterium. Sulfonolipid is at least five times as abundant in the outer membrane as in the inner. The inner membrane has properties similar to those found for other Gram-negative bacteria; it has a buoyant density of 1.14 g/ml and is highly enriched in cytochromes and succinate dehydrogenase. The outer membrane (1.18 g/ml) is enriched in bound carbohydrate and sulfonolipid, but contains little or no 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate (such as is found in the enterobacteria). The localization of the sulfonolipids in the outer membrane permits focus on the possible roles these unusual substances may play in gliding motility.Abbreviations used IM
inner membrane
- OM
outer membrane
- KDO
2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate
- EDTA
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- SDH
succinate dehydrogenase |
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Keywords: | Sulfonolipids Membranes Gliding motility Cytophaga |
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