Membrane assembly: movement of phosphatidylserine between the cytoplasmic and outer membranes of Escherichia coli.

AUTOR(ES)

Langley, K E

RESUMO

Phosphatidylserine, normally a trace phospholipid in Escherichia coli, accumulates at high levels in temperature-sensitive phosphatidylserine decarboxylase mutants at nonpermissive temperatures. The intracellular localization of this phospholipid has now been determined. All of the accumulated phosphatidylserine is membrane bound and is distributed about equally between the inner and outer membrane fractions of E. coli as determined by isopycnic sucrose gradient fractionation. Phosphatidylserine is therefore effectively translocated from the inner to the outer membrane. Furthermore, this movement is bidirectional. Outer membrane phosphatidylserine can return to the inner membrane, as shown by the complete conversion of accumulated radioactive phosphatidylserine to phosphatidylethanolamine by inner membrane phosphatidylserine decarboxylase during chase periods. Pulse-chase experiments indicated the newly made phosphatidylserine appears first in the inner membrane and then equilibrates between the inner and outer membranes with a half-time of 12 to 13 min.

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