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Journal of Bacteriology, February 2007, p. 801-806, Vol. 189, No. 3
0021-9193/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.01549-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Anionic Lipids Enriched at the ExPortal of Streptococcus pyogenes{triangledown}

Jason W. Rosch,1,¶ Fong Fu Hsu,2 and Michael G. Caparon1*

Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8230, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1093,1 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8127, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-10932

Received 4 October 2006/ Accepted 18 November 2006

The ExPortal of Streptococcus pyogenes is a membrane microdomain dedicated to the secretion and folding of proteins. We investigated the lipid composition of the ExPortal by examining the distribution of anionic membrane phospholipids. Staining with 10-N-nonyl-acridine orange revealed a single microdomain enriched with an anionic phospholipid whose staining characteristics and behavior in a cardiolipin-deficient mutant were characteristic of phosphatidylglycerol. Furthermore, the location of the microdomain corresponded to the site of active protein secretion at the ExPortal. These results indicate that the ExPortal is an asymmetric lipid microdomain, whose enriched content of anionic phospholipids may play an important role in ExPortal organization and protein trafficking.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8230, 660 S. Euclid Ave. no. 8230, St. Louis, MO 63110-1093. Phone: (314) 362-1485. Fax: (314) 362-3203. E-mail: caparon{at}borcim.wustl.edu.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 1 December 2006.

Present address: Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105.

Journal of Bacteriology, February 2007, p. 801-806, Vol. 189, No. 3
0021-9193/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.01549-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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