Compartmentalization of catalases in Escherichia coli

A. Heimberger*, A. Eisenstark

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Abstract

Escheichia coli possesses three catalase genes: katG codes for protein HPI and katE codes for HPII; katF is also needed for HPII but may be a positive regulatory gene for katE. We have assayed for HPI and HPII in the outer cell membrane, the periplasmic space, the inner membrane, and in the cytoplasm of E. coli. Following synthesis of catalase in the cytoplasm, the active katG gene product (HPI) was found in the periplasmic and in the cytoplasmic membrane fractions. HPII remained in the cytoplasm.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)392-397
Number of pages6
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume154
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 15 1988
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This investigation was supported in part by National Science Foundation (DMS-85027-08) and by University of Missouri Institutional Biomedical Research Support Grant RFR 07053 (N. I. H.) A. H. was a recipient of an undergraduate summer award under the NSF-REU Program.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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