- Analysis of cepA Encoding an Efflux Pump-like Protein in Corynebacterium glutamicum
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Soo-Yeon Sim , Eun-Ji Hong , Younhee Kim , Heung-Shick Lee
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J. Microbiol. 2014;52(4):278-283. Published online February 17, 2014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-014-3461-1
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A gene encoding a homolog of purine efflux proteins of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis was identified in the genome of Corynebacterium glutamicum and designated as cepA. The gene encoded a putative protein product, containing
12 transmembrane helixes, which is a typical feature of integral membrane transport proteins. To elucidate the function of the gene, we constructed a cepA deletion mutant (ΔcepA) and a cepA-overexpressing strain and analyzed their physiological characteristics. The cepA gene could be deleted with no critical effect on cell growth. However, the cell yield of a ΔcepA strain was decreased by 10% as compared to that of a strain carrying a cepA-overexpression plasmid (P180-cepA). Further analysis identified increased resistance of the P180-cepA strain to the purine analogues 6-mercaptopurine and 6-mercaptoguanine, but not to 2-aminopurine and purine nucleoside analogues. Moreover, this strain showed increased resistance to the antibiotics nalidixic acid and ampicillin. Collectively, these data suggest that cepA is a novel multidrug resistance gene and probably functions in the efflux of toxic substances from the inside of cells to the environment, thus allowing cells to reach a higher cell yield.
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