Subunit Cell Wall of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
AUTOR(ES)
Weiss, Richard L.
RESUMO
The cell wall of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius has been isolated. Cells were mechanically disrupted with a French press, and the cytoplasmic membrane was removed by extracting cell-envelope fragments with Triton X-100. The Triton-insoluble cell wall material retained the characteristic subunit structure when examined in the electron microscope. Isolated cell wall fragments formed in open sheets that were easily separated from cytoplasmic contamination. Chemical studies showed that the Triton-insoluble cell wall fragments consisted of lipoprotein with small amounts of carbohydrate and hexosamine. The amino acid composition indicated a highly charged hydrophobic cell surface. The presence of diaminopimelic acid with only traces of muramic acid indicates that the cell envelope does not have a rigid peptidoglycan layer. The results of chemical analyses and electron microscopy suggest a wall-membrane interaction stabilizing the cell envelope. The chemical and physical properties of this type of cell envelope would appear to form the basis for a new major division of bacteria with the definitive characteristics of a morphologically distinct subunit cell wall devoid of peptidoglycan.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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