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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 266, Issue 19, 12146-12151, 07, 1991

Proton-motive force-driven D-galactose transport in plasma membrane vesicles from the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus

CC Van Leeuwen, E Postma, PJ Van den Broek and J Van Steveninck
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Sylvius Laboratory, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Galactose transport was studied in membrane vesicles, prepared by fusion of plasma membranes from the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus with proteoliposomes containing beef heart cytochrome c oxidase as a proton- motive force-generating system. Sugar transport studies performed under nonenergized conditions revealed that, even at high protein to phospholipid ratios, not all vesicles contained a D-galactose-specific transporter. The amount of vesicles containing an active carrier proved to be proportional to the amount of plasma membrane protein present in the fusion mixture. By addition of a suitable electron donor system a proton-motive force of -160 mV could be generated, inside alkaline and negative. Moreover, D-galactose accumulation was observed. It was found that D-galactose accumulation was highly dependent on the phospholipid composition of the vesicles, whereas generation of a proton-motive force was not. Best results were obtained with vesicles prepared with Escherichia coli phospholipid, giving a galactose accumulation of 14 times. Uphill transport could be established under conditions where only the pH gradient or the electrical gradient was present. Moreover, kinetic analysis of the galactose transport activity in energized vesicles revealed influx with a Km value of 540 microM, which is in good agreement with the apparent affinity constant obtained with whole cells. These results establish that galactose transport of K. marxianus is a proton-motive force-driven process. Moreover it demonstrates that plasma membrane vesicles co-reconstituted with cytochrome c oxidase are a valuable resource for the analysis of proton-motive force-driven sugar transport systems of yeast.
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