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A point mutation (G338S) and its suppressor mutations affect both the pH response of the NhaA-Na+/H+ antiporter as well as the growth phenotype of Escherichia coli.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 9 Oct 1998
Rimon A, Gerchman Y, Kariv Z, Padan E
Abstract excerpt
pH controls the activity of the NhaA Na+/H+ antiporter of Escherichia coli. In the present work we show that replacement of glycine 338 of NhaA with serine (G338S) alleviates the pH control of the antiporter. Monitoring Na+-dependent collapse of DeltapH, to assess antiporter activity in isolated membrane vesicles, shows that the mutant protein is practically independent of pH, between pH 7 and 9, and even at pH 6...
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