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Increase of radiation damage to potassium-ion permeability in E. coli cells with decrease in membrane fluidity.

S Suzuki·Y Akamatsu
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Membrane lipids of an auxotroph of E. coli requiring unsaturated fatty acid were manipulated by supplementing the growth medium with unsaturated fatty acids of different chain lengths and/or configurations, and the radiation damage to K+-permeability of the resulting modified cells was investigated in relation with factors influencing membrane fluidity, such as temperature and procaine. Radiation had greater effects on membranes supplemented with unsaturated fatty acids of the trans configuration with a longer chain than on those of the cis configuration with a shorter chain. Radiation damage also increased with decrease in temperature. Furthermore, procaine-treated membranes showed increased resistance to radiation. All these results indicate that the damage was affected by the physical character of membrane lipids and that it was greater in membranes with decreased fluidity.

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Biological TransportCalcium ChlorideCations, MonovalentCell Membrane PermeabilityEscherichia coliFatty Acids, UnsaturatedIsomerismMembrane FluidityMutationPotassiumProcaineTemperatureJournal Article

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S Suzuki, Y Akamatsu. 1980. Increase of radiation damage to potassium-ion permeability in E. coli cells with decrease in membrane fluidity.. https://doi.org/10.1080/09553008014550591

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