TrkH and its homolog, TrkG, determine the specificity and kinetics of cation transport by the Trk system of Escherichia coli.

AUTOR(ES)

Schlösser, A

RESUMO

The corrected sequence of the trkH gene of Escherichia coli predicts that the TrkH protein is a hydrophobic membrane protein of 483 amino acid residues, of which 41% are identical to those of the homologous and functionally analogous TrkG protein. These two proteins form the transmembrane component of the Trk system for the uptake of K+. Each protein alone is sufficient for high-level Trk activity. When Trk is assembled with the TrkG protein, Rb+ and K+ are transported with a Km near or below 1 mM; however, the Vmax for Rb+ is only about 7% of that for K+. When Trk is formed with TrkH, the affinities for both for K+ and Rb+ are somewhat lower, and the Vmax for Rb+ is only 1% of that for K+ transport. The kinetics of transport in strains with wild-type alleles at trkG and at trkH suggest that both products participate in transport.

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