Complementation and function of methyl-metabolic pathway in Streptococcus mutans luxS null strain

Abstract

Abstract: PURPOSE: To complement the activated methyl cycle (AMC) pathway at an AI-2 defect background in Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) luxS null strain. METHODS: A sahH gene was amplified from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and introduced into the S. mutans luxS null strain to complement the methyl-metabolic disruption at an AI-2 defect background. Western blot, reverse-transcription PCR and AI-2 bioassay were performed to confirm the heterogenous expression of SahH in S. mutans luxS null strain. The data was statistically analyzed by SAS8.0 software package. RESULTS: LuxS and SahH were detected to express in Escherichia coli BL21 as well as their mRNA were confirmed to be successfully transcribed in S. mutans luxS null strain. AI-2 production was found in wide type S. mutans and its luxS-introduced luxS null strain but not found in the luxS null strain and its sahH and empty plasmid-introduced strains. CONCLUSIONS: A new S. mutans derivative with the AMC pathway complements while the AI-2 defect is constructed.

Key words: Streptococcus mutans, Biofilm, Quorum sensing, LuxS, SahH

CLC Number:

R780.2

WANG Yu-xia, GAO Li, JIANG Wen-xin, MA Rui, TANG Zi-sheng, ZHU Cai-lian, HE Zi-yan, HUANG Zheng-wei. Complementation and function of methyl-metabolic pathway in Streptococcus mutans luxS null strain[J]. Shanghai Journal of Stomatology, 2014, 23(4): 385-390.

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