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MICROORGANISMS
卷 10, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10091826
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Filifactor alocis; oral infections; extracellular vesicles (EVs); predicted EV subproteome; proteomics
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- TUA grants from Region Vasterbotten, Sweden [7002667, 7003766]
- Insamlingsstiftelsen, Medical Faculty, Umea University
- Strategic Funds from Karolinska Instiutet
This study used label-free quantification proteomics to analyze the expression of extracellular vesicle (EV) proteins in ten strains of F. alocis. While most proteins were consistently identified among the strains, several proteins showed differential expression, suggesting potential variations in virulence potential among EVs from different F. alocis strains.
Filifactor alocis is a Gram-positive asaccharolytic, obligate anaerobic rod of the Firmicutes phylum, which has recently been implicated in oral infections. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are crucial conveyors of microbial virulence in bacteria and archaea. Previously, in highly purified EVs from the F. alocis reference strain ATCC 35896 (CCUG 47790), 28 proteins were identified. The present study aimed to use label-free quantification proteomics in order to chart these EV proteins, in the reference strain, and in nine less-well-characterized clinical F. alocis isolates. In total, 25 of the EV proteins were identified and 24 were quantified. Sixteen of those were differentially expressed between the ten strains and the novel FtxA RTX toxin and one lipoprotein were among them. Consistent expression was observed among ribosomal proteins and proteins involved in L-arginine biosynthesis and type IV pilin, demonstrating a degree of EV protein expression preservation among strains. In terms of protein-protein interaction analysis, 21 functional associations were revealed between 19 EV proteins. Interestingly, FtxA did not display predicted interactions with any other EV protein. In conclusion, the present study charted 25 EV proteins in ten F. alocis strains. While most EV proteins were consistently identified among the strains, several of them were also differentially expressed, which justifies that there may be potential variations in the virulence potential among EVs of different F. alocis strains.
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