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J Bacteriol. 1983 August; 155(2): 616-622

Iron uptake from ferrichrome A and iron citrate in Ustilago sphaerogena.

ABSTRACT

Double radioactive label transport assays with iron, chromium, and gallium chelates were used to investigate the mechanism of iron uptake by Ustilago sphaerogena. In iron-deficient cells, ferrichrome A iron was taken up without appreciable uptake of the ligand. Iron-sufficient cells partially accumulated the ligand with the metal. The chromium- and gallium-containing analogs of ferrichrome A were transported as intact chelates. Ferrichrome A iron uptake was inhibited by dipyridyl. The data suggest that the intact ferrichrome A chelate binds to a specific receptor, the iron is then separated from the ligand at the membrane by reduction, and the metal is released to the inside of the cell while the ligand is released to the exterior. The reduction step is not transport rate limiting. Iron chelated to citrate was taken up by an energy-dependent process. The citrate ligand was not taken up with the metal. Uptake was sensitive to dipyridyl and ferrozine. Chromic ion chelated to citrate was not transported, suggesting that the iron, rather than the chelate, is recognized by the receptor or that reduction of the metal is required for transport.

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