Is the Ami-AliA/B oligopeptide permease of Streptococcus pneumoniae involved in sensing environmental conditions?

Authors
Claverys, JP Grossiord, B Alloing, G
Citation
Jp. Claverys et al., Is the Ami-AliA/B oligopeptide permease of Streptococcus pneumoniae involved in sensing environmental conditions?, RES MICROB, 151(6), 2000, pp. 457-463
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09232508 → ACNP
Volume
151
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
457 - 463
Database
ISI
SICI code
0923-2508(200007/08)151:6<457:ITAOPO>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a fastidious obligate parasite requiring severa l amino acids for growth. Oligopeptide uptake mediated by the Ami ABC perme ase is therefore important for nutrition but this could not account for the highly pleiotropic phenotype exhibited by Ami mutants. The hypothesis that peptide transport plays a pivotal role in sensing environmental conditions and indirectly modulates the expression of several genes is discussed. (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.