Abstract
In Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides 19D, citrate is transported by a secondary citrate carrier (CitP). Previous studies of the kinetics and mechanism of CitP performed in membrane vesicles of L. mesenteroides showed that CitP catalyzes divalent citrate HCit2-/H+ symport, indicative of metabolic energy generation by citrate metabolism via a secondary mechanism (C. Marty-Teysset, J. S. Lolkema, P. Schmitt, C. Divies, and W. N. Konings, J. Biol. Chem. 270:25370-25376, 1995). This study also revealed an efficient exchange of citrate and D-lactate, a product of citrate/carbohydrate cometabolism, suggesting that under physiological conditions, CitP may function as a precursor/product exchanger rather than a symporter. In this paper, the energetic consequences of citrate metabolism were investigated in resting cells of L. mesenteroides. The generation of metabolic energy in the form of a pH gradient (delta pH) and a membrane potential (delta psi) by citrate metabolism was found to be largely dependent on cometabolism with glucose. Furthermore, in the presence of glucose, the rates of citrate utilization and of pyruvate and lactate production were strongly increased, indicating an enhancement of citrate metabolism by glucose metabolism. The rate of citrate metabolism under these conditions was slowed down by the presence of a membrane potential across the cytoplasmic membrane. The production of D-lactate inside the cell during cometabolism was shown to be responsible for the enhancement of the electrogenic uptake of citrate. Cells loaded with D-lactate generated a delta psi upon dilution in buffer containing citrate, and cells incubated with citrate built up a pH gradient upon addition of D-lactate. The results are consistent with an electrogenic citrate/D-lactate exchange generating in vivo metabolic energy in the form of a proton electrochemical gradient across the membrane. The generation of metabolic energy from citrate metabolism in L. mesenteroides may contribute significantly to the growth advantage observed during cometabolism of citrate and glucose.
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