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J. Bacteriol., Apr 1995, 1812-1816, Vol 177, No. 7
Copyright © 1995, American Society for Microbiology

Characterization of a binding protein-dependent glutamate transport system of Rhodobacter sphaeroides

MH Jacobs, AJ Driessen and WN Konings
Department of Microbiology, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands.

The mechanism of L-glutamate uptake was studied in Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Uptake of L-glutamate is mediated by a high-affinity (Kt of 1.2 microM), shock-sensitive transport system that is inhibited by vanadate and dependent on the internal pH. From the shock fluid, an L- glutamate-binding protein was isolated and purified. The protein binds L-glutamate (apparent Kd of 1.3 microM) and L-glutamine (Ki of 15 microM) with high affinity. The expression level of this binding protein is maximal at limiting concentrations of glutamine in the growth medium. The glutamate-binding protein restores the uptake of L- glutamate in spheroplasts. L-Aspartate is a strong competitive inhibitor of L-glutamate uptake (Ki of 3 microM) but competes only poorly with L-glutamate for binding to the binding protein (Ki of > 200 microM). The uptake of L-aspartate in R. sphaeroides also involves a binding protein which is distinct from the L-glutamate-binding protein. These data suggest that in R. sphaeroides, the L-glutamate- and L- aspartate-binding proteins interact with the same membrane transporter.

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