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Mutants ofEscherichia coli defective in phosphatidylserine synthetase (pss ) make less phosphatidylethanolamine than normal cells, and they are temperature sensitive for growth. We have isolated a new mutant, designated RA2021, which is better than previously available strains in that the residual phosphatidylethanolamine level approaches 25% after 4 h at 42°C. The total amount of phospholipid normalized to the density of the culture is about the same in RA2021 (pss-21 ) as in the isogenic wild-type RA2000 (pss+ ). Consequently, there is a net accumulation of polyglycerophosphatides in the mutant, particularly of cardiolipin. The addition of 10 to 20 mM MgCl2 to a culture of RA2021 prolongs growth under nonpermissive conditions and prevents loss of cell viability, but it does not eliminate the temperature-sensitive phenotype. Divalent cations, like Mg2+ , do not correct the phospholipid composition of the mutant, but may act indirectly by balancing the negative charges of phosphatidylglycerol and cardiolipin. To determine the effects of thepss mutation on membrane composition, we have examined the subcellular distribution of the polyglycerophosphatides that accumulate in these strains. All of the excess anionic lipids of RA2021 are associated with the envelope fraction and are distributed equally between the inner and outer membranes. The protein compositions of the isolated membranes do not differ significantly in the mutant and wild type. The fatty acid composition of RA2021 is almost the same as wild type at 30°C, but there is more palmitic and cyclopropane fatty acid at 42°C. These results demonstrate that the modification of the polar lipid composition observed inpss mutants affects both membranes and that cardiolipin, which is not ordinarily present in large quantities, can accumulate in the outer membrane when it is overproduced by the cell. The altered polar headgroup composition of the outer membrane inpss mutants may account, in part, for their hypersensitivity to the aminoglycoside antibiotics.

Cardiolipin Accumulation in the Inner and Outer Membranes of Escherichia coli Mutants Defective in Phosphatidylserine Synthetase