Lactococcins: Mode of Action, Immunity and Secretion

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  • K. Venema
  • J. Kok
  • Koen Venema
چکیده

Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris 9B4 produces three small (around SkDa), heatstable, non-lanthionine containing, membrane active bacteriocins. Amino acid uptake experiments andproton motiveforce measurements have indicated that these peptides most probably form pores in the cytoplasmic membrane of sensitive cells. For bacteriocin activity a membrane protein (receptor) is necessary. The bacteriocin producing strain protects itself against the deleterious action of the bacteriocin by producing an immunity protein expressed from the same operon. The immunity protein works by blocking the receptor, thereby preventing the bacteriocin to form pores. The producer cell most probably secretes these peptides by a set-independent transport machinery, homologous to the E. cob haemolysin secretion system. Two membrane-located proteins (LcnC and LcnD) are necessary for extracellular, active bacteriocin. By PhoAILacZ fusion studies the topology of LcnD has been determined. The protein contains one transmembrane a-helix near its N-terminus. The N-terminus is located inside, the C-terminus is on the outside of the cell. LcnC most probab1.v contains six transmembrane helices. The present model suggests that both membrane proteins are necessary for export of the bacteriocins, forming a dedicated transport-machinery of the ATP-binding cassette family.

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تاریخ انتشار 1995