PMID- 19937267 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100706 LR - 20211020 IS - 1572-9729 (Electronic) IS - 0923-9820 (Print) IS - 0923-9820 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 3 DP - 2010 Jun TI - A beta-barrel outer membrane protein facilitates cellular uptake of polychlorophenols in Cupriavidus necator. PG - 431-9 LID - 10.1007/s10532-009-9313-8 [doi] AB - The tcpRXABCYD operon of Cupriavidus necator JMP134 is involved in the degradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP). All of the gene products except TcpY have assigned functions in TCP metabolism. Sequence comparison identified TcpY as a member of COG4313, a group of hypothetical proteins. TcpY has a signal peptide, indicating it is a membrane or secreted protein. Secondary structure and topology analysis indicated TcpY as a beta-barrel outer membrane protein, similar to the Escherichia coli outer membrane protein FadL that transports hydrophobic long-chain fatty acids. Constitutive expression of tcpY in two C. necator strains rendered the cells more sensitive to TCP and other polychlorophenols. Further, C. necator JMP134 expressing cloned tcpY transported more TCP into the cell than a control with the cloning vector. Thus, TcpY is an outer membrane protein that facilitates the passing of polychlorophenols across the outer membrane of C. necator. Similarly, other COG4313 proteins are possibly outer membrane transporters of hydrophobic aromatic compounds. FAU - Belchik, Sara Mae AU - Belchik SM AD - School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Life Sciences Building, Room 202, 100 Dairy Road, Pullman, WA 99164-7520, USA. FAU - Schaeffer, Scott M AU - Schaeffer SM FAU - Hasenoehrl, Shelley AU - Hasenoehrl S FAU - Xun, Luying AU - Xun L LA - eng GR - T32 GM008336-19/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM008336-20/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM008336-21/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20091124 PL - Netherlands TA - Biodegradation JT - Biodegradation JID - 9100834 RN - 0 (Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Chlorophenols) RN - 0 (Disinfectants) RN - 0 (Environmental Pollutants) RN - MHS8C5BAUZ (2,4,6-trichlorophenol) SB - IM MH - Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/chemistry/genetics/*metabolism MH - Biodegradation, Environmental MH - Chlorophenols/*metabolism MH - Cupriavidus necator/genetics/*metabolism MH - Disinfectants/*metabolism MH - Environmental Pollutants/*metabolism MH - Gene Knockout Techniques MH - Phylogeny MH - Sequence Analysis, Protein PMC - PMC2908400 MID - NIHMS217993 EDAT- 2009/11/26 06:00 MHDA- 2010/07/07 06:00 PMCR- 2010/07/22 CRDT- 2009/11/26 06:00 PHST- 2009/08/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2009/11/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2009/11/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/11/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/07/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/07/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s10532-009-9313-8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biodegradation. 2010 Jun;21(3):431-9. doi: 10.1007/s10532-009-9313-8. Epub 2009 Nov 24.