Accumulation of arsenate, phosphate, and aspartate by Sreptococcus faecalis.
AUTOR(ES)
Harold, F M
RESUMO
Uptake of arsenate and phosphate by Streptococcus faecalis 9790 is strictly dependent on concurrent energy metabolism and essentially unidirectional. targinine supports uptake only in presence of glycerol or related substances; glycerol is not directly involved in transport but depletes the cellular orthophosphate pool and thus relieves feedback inhibition of transport. Uptake of phosphate and arsenate is stimulated by K+ and by other permeant cations. The results suggest that electroneutrality is preserved by compensatory movement of either H+ or OH minus. Ionophores and N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, which prevent establishment of a proton motive force, block the accumulation of thiomethylgalactoside and of threonine but not that of arsenate or phosphate. We conclude that arsenate accumulation requires adenosine 5'-triphosphate but is not driven by the proton-motive force. However, conditions and reagents that lower the cytoplasmic pH do inhibit accumulation of arsenate and phosphate, suggesting that uptake depends on the capacity of the cells to maintain a neutral or alkaline cytoplasm. We therefore propose that phosphate accumulation is an electroneutral exchange for OH driven by adenosine 5'-triphosphate or by a metabolite thereof. Accumulation of aspartate and glutamate also requires adenosine 5'-triphosphate but not the proton-motive force and may involve a similar mechanism.
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