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J Bacteriol. 1967 September; 94(3): 677-686
Copyright © 1967 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Genetic Basis of Colicin E Susceptibility in Escherichia coli I. Isolation and Properties of Refractory Mutants and the Preliminary Mapping of Their Mutations

Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, England

ABSTRACT

Colicin E-resistant mutants were isolated in Escherichia coli K-12 which, although still apparently possessing the E receptor and adsorbing colicin, were nevertheless insensitive (refractory) to its effect. Eight phenotypic groups were obtained, but some mutants from three of these groups were all shown to map at gal, whereas a second refractory locus, giving resistance to E1 alone, mapped close to thy. It is suggested that the successful fixation of any of the three distinct colicins of group E may involve a dual role for the cell surface "receptor," the first for the binding of the protein and the second for the correct orientation of the bound molecule relative to the cytoplasmic membrane. The majority of the refractory mutants isolated may derive from changes in components concerned with the second of these receptor functions. Two groups of mutants, however, refractory to only E1 or E2, probably reflect changes in the intracellular transmission systems which specifically mediate the effects of these two colicins, the changes not allowing transmission through the cytoplasmic membrane to the respective targets of the colicins. The E1 adsorption site was shown to be distinct from that for E2 and E3, indicating an early separation of the colicin E transmission systems.

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