Cyclo(Phe-Pro) produced by Vibrio species passes through biological membranes by simple diffusion.

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Na-Young ParkKun-Soo Kim

Abstract

Cyclo(Phe-Pro) (cFP), produced by the Vibrio species, plays the dual roles of being a signaling molecule and a virulence factor. Acting modes of this compound have recently been characterized at the molecular level. Nevertheless, the method by which this compound passes across biological membranes remains obscure. Using radiolabeled cFP, we examined the kinetics of transport for this compound across membranes using V. vulnificus, Escherichia coli, and sheep red blood cells. We observed that cFP was taken up by these cells in a concentration-dependent manner and was not affected by the addition of the proton ionophore carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone (CCCP), suggesting that cFP is taken up by passive transport. The kinetics of uptake of cFP by the above three types of cells revealed no significant differences, indicating that no specific protein is involved in this process. When the intracellular accumulation of cFP in the tested cells was measured, the concentrations did not exhibit significant differences between the 1-min and 10-min time points after cFP was added to the culture. In contrast, the intracellular concentration of fumarate, which is well known to be taken up by cells via active transport, was significant...Continue Reading

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