A. Yokota et al., Cholate resistance in Lactococcus lactis is mediated by an ATP-dependent multispecific organic anion transporter, J BACT, 182(18), 2000, pp. 5196-5201
The cholate-resistant Lactococcus lactis strain C41-2, derived from mild-ty
pe L. lactis MG1363 through selection for growth on cholate-containing medi
um, displayed a reduced accumulation of cholate due to an enhanced active e
fflux, However, L. lactis C41-2 was not cross resistant to deoxycholate or
cationic drugs, such as ethidium and rhodamine 6G, which are typical substr
ates of the multidrug transporters LmrP and LmrA in L. lactis MG1363, The c
holate efflux activity in L. lactis C41-2 was not affected by the presence
of valinomycin plus nigericin, which dissipated the proton motive force. In
contrast, cholate efflux in L. lactis C41-2 was inhibited by ortho-vanadat
e, an inhibitor of P-type ATPases and ATP-binding cassette transporters. Be
sides ATP-dependent drug extrusion by LmrA, two other ATP-dependent efflux
activities have previously been detected in L. lactis, one for the artifici
al pH probe 2',7'-bis-(2 carboxyethyl)-5(and 6)-carboxyfluorescein (BCECF)
and the other for the artificial pH probe N-(fluorescein thio-ureanyl)-glut
amate (FTUG). Surprisingly, the efflux: rate of BCECF, but not that of FTUG
, was significantly enhanced in L. lactis C41-2. Further experiments with L
, lactis C41-2 cells and inside out membrane vesicles revealed that cholate
and BCECF inhibit the transport of each other. These data demonstrate the
role of an ATP-dependent multispecific organic anion transporter in cholate
resistance in L. lactis.