Regulation of potassium-dependent Kdp-ATPase expression in the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Anabaena torulosa

J Bacteriol. 2001 Oct;183(19):5778-81. doi: 10.1128/JB.183.19.5778-5781.2001.

Abstract

The KdpB polypeptides in the cyanobacterium Anabaena torulosa were shown to be two membrane-bound proteins of about 78 kDa, expressed strictly under K(+) deficiency and repressed or degraded upon readdition of K(+). In both Anabaena and Escherichia coli strain MC4100, osmotic and ionic stresses caused no significant induction of steady-state KdpB levels during extreme potassium starvation.

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Triphosphatases / genetics
  • Adenosine Triphosphatases / metabolism*
  • Anabaena / enzymology*
  • Anabaena / genetics
  • Anabaena / growth & development
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cation Transport Proteins*
  • Culture Media
  • Escherichia coli Proteins*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial*
  • Nitrogen / metabolism
  • Nitrogen Fixation
  • Potassium / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cation Transport Proteins
  • Culture Media
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Adenosine Triphosphatases
  • potassium translocating Kdp-ATPase, E coli
  • Nitrogen
  • Potassium