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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | VlpA of Vibrio cholerae O1: the first bacterial member of the a2 microglobulin lipocalin superfamily |
Author: | Barker, A. Manning, P. |
Citation: | Microbiology, 1997; 143(6):1805-1813 |
Publisher: | Microbiology Society |
Issue Date: | 1997 |
ISSN: | 1350-0872 1465-2080 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Andrew Barker and Paul A. Manning |
Abstract: | We have identified a gene, vlpA, which is closely linked to the mfrA,B locus associated with mannose-fucose-resistant haemagglutination. VlpA is an outer-membrane protein which can be labelled with [3H]palmitate and whose processing is globomycin-sensitive, suggesting that it is a lipoprotein. Homology searches revealed that VlpA belongs to the group of lipocalins of the α2-microglobulin superfamily which function as small hydrophobic molecule transporters, and is the first identified bacterial member of this group. Multiple copies of this gene are present in Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 and Southern hybridization reveals a biotype-specific pattern of fragment sizes. Construction of strains capable of hyperproducing VlpA suggested that it is able to bind haemin with low affinity but this may be due to a simple hydrophobic interaction. Attempts to construct specific mutants in vlpA have been unsuccessful, presumably because of the multiple copies of vlpA genes and their linkage to the VCR element. |
Keywords: | Vibrio cholerae lipoprotein α2-microglobulin lipocalin haemin binding |
DOI: | 10.1099/00221287-143-6-1805 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00221287-143-6-1805 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Microbiology and Immunology publications |
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