Ferguson G P, Chacko A D, Lee C H, Booth I R
Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
J Bacteriol. 1996 Jul;178(13):3957-61. doi: 10.1128/jb.178.13.3957-3961.1996.
Expression of the Kdp system sensitizes cells to methylglyoxal (MG) whether this electrophile is added externally or is synthesized endogenously. The basis of this enhanced sensitivity is the maintenance of a higher cytoplasmic pH (pHi) in cells expressing Kdp. In such cells, MG elicits rapid cytoplasmic acidification via KefB and KefC, but the steady-state pHi attained is still too high to confer protection Lowering pHi further by incubation with acetate increases the sensitivity of cells to MG.
Kdp系统的表达会使细胞对甲基乙二醛(MG)敏感,无论这种亲电试剂是从外部添加还是内源性合成。这种增强的敏感性的基础是在表达Kdp的细胞中维持较高的细胞质pH值(pHi)。在这类细胞中,MG通过KefB和KefC引发细胞质快速酸化,但达到的稳态pHi仍然过高,无法提供保护。通过与乙酸孵育进一步降低pHi会增加细胞对MG的敏感性。