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ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
Volume 127, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2021.105137
Keywords
Streptococcus mutans; LuxS; AI-2; Quorum sensing; Methyl cycle
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82071104/81570964/81900988]
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When the methyl cycle was recovered, 84 genes in Streptococcus mutans luxS-null strain did not show changes in expression trends. These genes mainly encode ABC transporters, sugar transporter EII, and enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism. They are involved in various metabolic pathways such as the Phosphotransferase system, Fructose and mannose metabolism, and Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis. The LuxS/AI-2 QS system may mainly influence ABC transporters and carbohydrate metabolism in S. mutans.
Objective: The LuxS/AI-2 quorum sensing (QS) system has critical roles in Streptococcus mutans cariogenicity. Whereas the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the LuxS/AI-2 QS system are not thoroughly understood. Given that LuxS has roles in QS and methyl cycle, its mutation can cause QS deficiency and methyl cycle disruption. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of the LuxS/AI-2 QS system on gene expression in Streptococcus mutans when methyl cycle was recovered with exogenous sahH gene. Methods: Our previous study introduced the exogenous sahH gene from Pseudomonas aeruginosa into an S. mutans luxS-null strain to restore the disrupted methyl cycle, and this produced the solely the LuxS/AI-2 QS system deficient strain. Here, we analyzed the transcriptomics of this strain to get insights into the molecular mechanisms of the LuxS/AI-2 QS system applying RNA-seq. Results: With recovery of methyl cycle, 84 genes didn't change in expression trends in S. mutans luxS-null strain. These genes mainly encode the ABC transporters, sugar transporter EII and enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism, and are rich in the Phosphotransferase system, Fructose and mannose metabolism, Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, Galactose metabolism, Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis, RNA degradation, Lysine biosynthesis, and Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism. Conclusions: The LuxS/AI-2 QS system may mainly affect ABC transporters and carbohydrate transport, transformation and metabolism via EII subunits and enzymes to influence virulence-associated traits without effects of methyl cycle inStreptococcus mutans.
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