Dependence of Streptococcus lactis phosphate transport on internal phosphate concentration and internal pH.

AUTOR(ES)

Poolman, B

RESUMO

Uptake of phosphate by Streptococcus lactis ML3 proceeds in the absence of a proton motive force, but requires the synthesis of ATP by either arginine or lactose metabolism. The appearance of free Pi internally in arginine-metabolizing cells corresponded quantitatively with the disappearance of extracellular phosphate. Phosphate transport was essentially unidirectional, and phosphate concentration gradients of up to 10(5) could be established. Substrate specificity studies of the transport system indicated no preference for either mono- or divalent phosphate anion. The activity of the phosphate transport system was affected by the intracellular Pi concentration by a feedback inhibition mechanism. Uncouplers and ionophores which dissipate the pH gradient across the cytoplasmic membrane inhibited phosphate transport at acidic but not at alkaline pH values, indicating that transport activity is regulated by the internal proton concentration. Phosphate uptake driven by arginine metabolism increased with the intracellular pH with a pKa of 7.3. Differences in transport activity with arginine and lactose as energy sources are discussed.

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