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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 279, Issue 11, Pages 10484-10493Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M310183200
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM20487] Funding Source: Medline
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The mechanisms by which lipid bilayer properties govern or influence membrane protein functions are little understood, but a liquid-crystalline state and the presence of anionic and nonbilayer (NB)-prone lipids seem important. An Escherichia coli mutant lacking the major membrane lipid phosphatidylethanolamine (NB-prone) requires divalent cations for viability and cell integrity and is impaired in several membrane functions that are corrected by introduction of the foreign NB-prone neutral glycolipid alpha-monoglucosyldiacylglycerol (MGlcDAG) synthesized by the MGlcDAG synthase from Acholeplasma laidlawii. Dependence on Mg2+ was reduced, and cellular yields and division malfunction were greatly improved. The increased passive membrane permeability of the mutant was not abolished, but protein-mediated osmotic stress adaptation to salts and sucrose was recovered by the presence of MGlcDAG. MGlcDAG also restored tryptophan prototrophy and active transport function of lactose permease, both critically dependent on phosphatidylethanolamine. Three mechanisms can explain the observed effects: NB-prone MGlcDAG improves the quenched lateral pressure profile across the bilayer; neutral MGlcDAG dilutes the high anionic lipid surface charge; MGlcDAG provides a neutral lipid that can hydrogen bond and/or partially ionize. The reduced dependence on Mg2+ and lack of correction by high monovalent salts strongly support the essential nature of the NB properties of MGlcDAG.
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