Title
Density gradient enrichment of Escherichia coli lpxL mutants
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2012
Abstract
We previously described enrichment of conditional Escherichia coli msbA mutants defective in lipopolysaccharide export using Ludox density gradients (Doerrler WT (2007) Appl Environ Microbiol 73; 7992-7996). Here, we use this approach to isolate and characterize temperature-sensitive lpxL mutants. LpxL is a late acyltransferase of the pathway of lipid A biosynthesis (The Raetz Pathway). Sequencing the lpxL gene from the mutants revealed the presence of both missense and nonsense mutations. The missense mutations include several in close proximity to the enzyme's active site or conserved residues (E137K, H132Y, G168D). These data demonstrate that Ludox gradients can be used to efficiently isolate conditional E. coli mutants with defects in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and provide insight into the enzymatic mechanism of LpxL. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
First Page
989
Last Page
993
Recommended Citation
Six, D., Lambert, B., Raetz, C., & Doerrler, W. (2012). Density gradient enrichment of Escherichia coli lpxL mutants. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, 1821 (7), 989-993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2012.04.003