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J Bacteriol. 1982 February; 149(2): 576-586

Characterization of factor IIIGLc in catabolite repression-resistant (crr) mutants of Salmonella typhimurium.

ABSTRACT

crr mutants of Salmonella typhimurium are thought to be defective in the regulation of adenylate cyclase and a number of transport systems by the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent sugar phosphotransferase system, crr mutants are also defective in the enzymatic activity of factor IIIGlc (IIIGlc), a protein component of the phosphotransferase system involved in glucose transport. Therefore, it has been proposed that IIIGlc is the primary effector of phosphotransferase system-mediated regulation of cell metabolism. We characterized crr mutants with respect to the presence and function of IIIGlc by using an immunochemical approach. All of the crr mutants tested had low (0 to 30%) levels of IIIGlc compared with wild-type cells, as determined by rocket immunoelectrophoresis. The IIIGlc isolated from one crr mutant was investigated in more detail and showed abnormal aggregation behavior, which indicated a structural change in the protein. These results supported the hypothesis that a crr mutation directly affects IIIGlc, probably by altering the structural gene of IIIGlc. Several crr strains which appeared to be devoid of IIIGlc in immunoprecipitation assays were still capable of in vitro phosphorylation and transport of methyl alpha-glucoside. This phosphorylation activity was sensitive to specific anti-IIIGlc serum. Moreover, the membranes of crr mutants, as well as those of wild-type cells, contained a protein that reacted strongly with our anti-IIIGlc serum. We propose that S. typhimurium contains a membrane-bound form of IIIGlc which may be involved in phosphotransferase system activity.

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