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. 1995 Feb;177(3):699–704. doi: 10.1128/jb.177.3.699-704.1995

Kinetic analysis by in vivo 31P nuclear magnetic resonance of internal Pi during the uptake of sn-glycerol-3-phosphate by the pho regulon-dependent Ugp system and the glp regulon-dependent GlpT system.

K B Xavier 1, M Kossmann 1, H Santos 1, W Boos 1
PMCID: PMC176646  PMID: 7836304

Abstract

When sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) is taken up exclusively by the pho regulon-dependent Ugp transport system, it can be used as the sole source of Pi but not as the sole source of carbon. We had previously suggested that the inability of G3P to be used as a carbon source under these conditions is due to trans inhibition of G3P uptake by internal Pi derived from the degradation of G3P (P. Brzoska, M. Rimmele, K. Brzostek, and W. Boos, J. Bacteriol. 176:15-20, 1994). Here we report 31P nuclear magnetic resonance measurements of intact cells after exposure to G3P as well as to Pi, using different mutants defective in pst (high-affinity Pi transport), ugp (pho-dependent G3P transport), glpT (glp-dependent G3P transport), and glpD (aerobic G3P dehydrogenase). When G3P was transported by the Ugp system and when metabolism of G3P was allowed (glpD+), Pi accumulated to about 13 to 19 mM. When G3P was taken up by the GlpT system, the preexisting internal Pi pool (whether low or high) did not change. Both systems were inversely controlled by internal Pi. Whereas the Ugp system was inhibited, the GlpT system was stimulated by elevated internal Pi.

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