Scavenging of cytosolic octanoic acid by mutant LplA lipoate ligases allows growth of Escherichia coli strains lacking the LipB octanoyltransferase of lipoic acid synthesis.
The LipB octanoyltransferase catalyzes the first step of lipoic acid synthesis in Escherichia coli, transfer of the octanoyl moiety from octanoyl-acyl carrier protein to the lipoyl domains of the E2 subunits of the 2-oxoacid dehydrogenases of aerobic metabolism. Strains containing null mutations in lipB are auxotrophic for either lipoic acid or octanoic acid. We report the isolation of two spontaneously arising mutant strains that allow growth of lipB strains on glucose minimal medium; we determined that suppression was caused by single missense mutations within the coding sequence of the gene (lplA) that encodes lipoate-protein ligase. The LplA proteins encoded by the mutant genes have reduced K(m) values for free octanoic acid and thus are able to scavenge cytosolic octanoic acid for octanoylation of lipoyl domains.
Hermes
Fatemah A M
FA
Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, 601 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Cronan
John E
JE
D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002210:Caprylates / Q000378:metabolism*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008025:Ligases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D016296:Mutagenesis; D009154:Mutation; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D008063:Thioctic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
D002210:Caprylates; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C490345:lplA protein, E coli; D008063:Thioctic Acid; D000217:Acyltransferases; C421483:LipB protein, E coli; D008025:Ligases; C031492:octanoic acid
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