| Insertion of fluorescent fatty acid probes into the outer membranes of the pathogenic spirochaetes Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi. | |
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PMID: 11320119 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The authors examined the ability of octadecanoyl (C(18)), hexadecanoyl (C(16)) and dodecanoyl (C(12)) fatty acid (FA) conjugates of 5-aminofluorescein (OAF, HAF and DAF, respectively) to insert into the outer membranes (OMs) of Treponema pallidum, Borrelia burgdorferi and Escherichia coli. Biophysical studies have demonstrated that these compounds stably insert into phospholipid bilayers with the acyl chain within the hydrophobic interior of the apical leaflet and the hydrophilic fluorescein moiety near the phospholipid head groups. Consistent with the known poor intrinsic permeability of the E. coli OM to hydrophobic compounds and surfactants, E. coli was not labelled with any of the FA probes. OAF inserted more readily into OMs of B. burgdorferi than into those of T. pallidum, although both organisms were completely labelled at concentrations at or below 2 microg ml(-1). Intact spirochaetes were labelled with OAF but not with antibodies against known periplasmic antigens, thereby confirming that the probe interacted exclusively with the spirochaetal OMs. Separate experiments in which organisms were cooled to 4 degrees C (i.e. below the OM phase-transition temperatures) indicated that labelling with OAF was due to insertion of the probe into the OMs. B. burgdorferi, but not T. pallidum, was labelled by relatively high concentrations of HAF and DAF. Taken as a whole, these findings support the prediction that the lack of lipopolysaccharide renders T. pallidum and B. burgdorferi OMs markedly more permeable to lipophilic compounds than their Gram-negative bacterial counterparts. The data also raise the intriguing possibility that these two pathogenic spirochaetes obtain long-chain FAs, nutrients they are unable to synthesize, by direct permeation of their OMs. |
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Authors:
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D L Cox; J D Radolf |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Microbiology (Reading, England) Volume: 147 ISSN: 1350-0872 ISO Abbreviation: Microbiology (Reading, Engl.) Publication Date: 2001 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-04-26 Completed Date: 2001-09-27 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9430468 Medline TA: Microbiology Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1161-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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The Bacterial STD Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop D-13, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. dlc6@cdc.gov |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Biological Transport Borrelia burgdorferi Group / chemistry*, metabolism Cell Membrane / chemistry, metabolism Cell Membrane Permeability Escherichia coli / chemistry, metabolism Fatty Acids / chemistry*, metabolism Flow Cytometry Fluorescein Fluoresceins / chemistry* Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry* Treponema pallidum / chemistry*, metabolism |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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AI-26756/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; AI-29735/AI/NIAID NIH HHS |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/5-(N-octadecanoyl)aminofluorescein; 0/Fatty Acids; 0/Fluoresceins; 0/Fluorescent Dyes; 107827-77-0/5-(N-dodecanoyl)aminofluorescein; 2321-07-5/Fluorescein; 73024-80-3/(hexadecanoyl)aminofluorescein |
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