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The effect of Wag31 phosphorylation on the cells and the cell envelope fraction of wild-type and conditional mutants of Mycobacterium smegmatis studied by visible-wavelength Raman spectroscopy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19932688     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Non-surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using a 514.5 nm wavelength laser has been used to measure the molecular difference of conditional mutants of Mycobacterium smegmatis expressing three different alleles: wild-type wag31(Mtb), phosphoablative wag31T73A(Mtb), and phosphomimetic wag31T73E(Mtb). This study demonstrates that the phosphorylation of Wag31, a key cell-division protein, causes significant differences in the quantity of amino acids associated with peptidoglycan precursor proteins and lipid II which are observable in the Raman spectra of these cells. Raman spectra were also acquired from the isolated P60 cell envelope fraction of the cells expressing wag31T73A(Mtb) and wag31T73E(Mtb). A significant number of the molecular vibrational differences observed in the cells were also observed in the cell envelope fraction, indicating that these differences are indeed localized in the cell envelope. Principal component analyses and discriminant function analyses were conducted on these data to demonstrate the ease of spectral classification and the reproducibility of the data.
Authors:
Khozima Hamasha; Moodakare Bheema Sahana; Charul Jani; Seeta Nyayapathy; Choong-Min Kang; Steven J Rehse
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-11-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochemical and biophysical research communications     Volume:  391     ISSN:  1090-2104     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-27     Completed Date:  2010-03-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372516     Medline TA:  Biochem Biophys Res Commun     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  664-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Wayne State University, 666 W Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acids
Cell Cycle Proteins / chemistry,  genetics,  metabolism*
Cell Membrane / chemistry,  metabolism
Mutation
Mycobacterium smegmatis / genetics,  metabolism*
Phosphorylation
Spectrum Analysis, Raman
Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid / analogs & derivatives*,  chemistry,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Amino Acids; 0/Cell Cycle Proteins; 0/Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid; 0/muramyl-NAc-(pentapeptide)pyrophosphoryl-undecaprenol

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