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AhrC Negatively Regulates Streptococcus mutans Arginine Biosynthesis

Jing, Meiling, Zheng, Ting, Gong, Tao, Yan, Jiangchuan, Chen, Jiamin, Lin, Yongwang, Tang, Boyu, Ma, Qizhao, Zhou, Xuedong, Li, Yuqing·2022·Microbiology Spectrum
DOI 10.1128/spectrum.00721-22PMC PMC9430756
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Arginine metabolism is essential for bacterial growth. The regulation of intracellular arginine metabolism in Streptococcus mutans , one of the major pathogens of dental caries, is unclear.

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FIG 1 The growth characteristics, the content of arginine, and biofilm formation of S. mutans. (A) Growth curves of S. mutans strains grown in BHI medium for 24 h. (B) The content of arginine in S. mutans strains. (C) The biofilm biomass of S. mutans strains grown in BHIS medium for 24 h. (D) The SEM images show the 6-h biofilms of S. mutans strains. Images were taken at ×1,000 and ×5,000 magnification. (E) Double-labeled images of 6-h S. mutans strain biofilms. Red represents the EPS (Alexa Flour 647), and green represents the bacteria (SYTO 9). Images were taken at ×60 oil magnification and analyzed with IMARIS 9.0. Representative images are shown from at least five randomly selected fields of each sample. (F) The EPS/bacteria ratio of 6-h S. mutans biofilms. The data were quantified with ImageJ. The results were the mean values of five randomly selected areas in each sample, expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
FIG 1 The growth characteristics, the content of arginine, and biofilm formation of S. mutans. (A) Growth curves of S. mutans strains grown in BHI medium for 24 h. (B) The content of arginine in S. mutans strains. (C) The biofilm biomass of S. mutans strains grown in BHIS medium for 24 h. (D) The SEM images show the 6-h biofilms of S. mutans strains. Images were taken at ×1,000 and ×5,000 magnification. (E) Double-labeled images of 6-h S. mutans strain biofilms. Red represents the EPS (Alexa Flour 647), and green represents the bacteria (SYTO 9). Images were taken at ×60 oil magnification and analyzed with IMARIS 9.0. Representative images are shown from at least five randomly selected fields of each sample. (F) The EPS/bacteria ratio of 6-h S. mutans biofilms. The data were quantified with ImageJ. The results were the mean values of five randomly selected areas in each sample, expressed as mean ± standard deviation.CC BY · PubMed Central
FIG 2 Transcriptomic analysis of the ΔahrC and UA159/pDL278-ahrC strains. (A) Volcano plot showing the differences in gene expression between S. mutans UA159 and the ΔahrC strain. (B) The KEGG pathway analysis and the GO enrichment analysis of DEGs in the ΔahrC strain. (C) Volcano plot showing the gene expression differences between S. mutans UA159/pDL278 and S. mutans UA159/pDL278-ahrC. (D) The KEGG pathway analysis and the GO enrichment analysis of DEGs in S. mutans UA159/pDL278-ahrC. Upregulated genes are shown in red, whereas downregulated genes are shown in green. GO, gene ontology; KEGG, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes.
FIG 2 Transcriptomic analysis of the ΔahrC and UA159/pDL278-ahrC strains. (A) Volcano plot showing the differences in gene expression between S. mutans UA159 and the ΔahrC strain. (B) The KEGG pathway analysis and the GO enrichment analysis of DEGs in the ΔahrC strain. (C) Volcano plot showing the gene expression differences between S. mutans UA159/pDL278 and S. mutans UA159/pDL278-ahrC. (D) The KEGG pathway analysis and the GO enrichment analysis of DEGs in S. mutans UA159/pDL278-ahrC. Upregulated genes are shown in red, whereas downregulated genes are shown in green. GO, gene ontology; KEGG, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes.CC BY · PubMed Central
FIG 3 Genes regulating the arginine biosynthesis pathway. (A) The differentially expressed arginine biosynthesis operons in the S. mutans ΔahrC strain. The genetic organization of differentially expressed gene clusters associated with arginine biosynthesis in the S. mutans ΔahrC strain. Upregulated genes are indicated in red, whereas downregulated genes are shown in green, with the fold of differential expression represented by the values in parentheses. (B) Flowchart of the arginine biosynthesis pathway in S. mutans. Genes encoding enzymes in the arginine synthesis pathway are indicated in blue.
FIG 3 Genes regulating the arginine biosynthesis pathway. (A) The differentially expressed arginine biosynthesis operons in the S. mutans ΔahrC strain. The genetic organization of differentially expressed gene clusters associated with arginine biosynthesis in the S. mutans ΔahrC strain. Upregulated genes are indicated in red, whereas downregulated genes are shown in green, with the fold of differential expression represented by the values in parentheses. (B) Flowchart of the arginine biosynthesis pathway in S. mutans. Genes encoding enzymes in the arginine synthesis pathway are indicated in blue.CC BY · PubMed Central
FIG 4 Identification of conserved DNA motif bound by AhrC. (A) The result of electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) showing AhrC protein binding to the argC promoter (lanes 7 to 9). (B) DNase I footprinting experiments showing the protective effect of AhrC protein (0, 0.5, 1, and 2 μM) against 5-FAM-labeled primers of argC promoter. The sequence of the protected area is indicated in red. (C) The conserved palindromic sequences and mutated sequences of argC promoter. DNA binding activity of AhrC on argC promoter p1 (lanes 1 to 4) and argC promoter p1mut (lanes 5 to 8). (D) The prediction of AhrC binding sequence in selected gene promoters. (E) The sequence logo for AhrC binding motif was generated by the WebLogo tool.
FIG 4 Identification of conserved DNA motif bound by AhrC. (A) The result of electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) showing AhrC protein binding to the argC promoter (lanes 7 to 9). (B) DNase I footprinting experiments showing the protective effect of AhrC protein (0, 0.5, 1, and 2 μM) against 5-FAM-labeled primers of argC promoter. The sequence of the protected area is indicated in red. (C) The conserved palindromic sequences and mutated sequences of argC promoter. DNA binding activity of AhrC on argC promoter p1 (lanes 1 to 4) and argC promoter p1mut (lanes 5 to 8). (D) The prediction of AhrC binding sequence in selected gene promoters. (E) The sequence logo for AhrC binding motif was generated by the WebLogo tool.CC BY · PubMed Central
FIG 5 AhrC served as a suppressor. Constructing a series of lacZ and promoter-lacZ coexpression plasmids to analyze the effect of AhrC on argC expression. A schematic representation of each cloned reporter box is used to produce a recombinant strain. The lacZ and ldhp-lacZ plasmids were used as controls. The recombinant strains were inoculated on BHI-agar plates containing 1 mg/mL spectinomycin and 40 μg/mL X-gal for 48 h of incubation. The results of β-galactosidase activity analysis were expressed in Miller units. The data consisted of three replicates, expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
FIG 5 AhrC served as a suppressor. Constructing a series of lacZ and promoter-lacZ coexpression plasmids to analyze the effect of AhrC on argC expression. A schematic representation of each cloned reporter box is used to produce a recombinant strain. The lacZ and ldhp-lacZ plasmids were used as controls. The recombinant strains were inoculated on BHI-agar plates containing 1 mg/mL spectinomycin and 40 μg/mL X-gal for 48 h of incubation. The results of β-galactosidase activity analysis were expressed in Miller units. The data consisted of three replicates, expressed as mean ± standard deviation.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Jing, M., Zheng, T., Gong, T., Yan, J., Chen, J., Lin, Y., Tang, B., Ma, Q., Zhou, X., & Li, Y.
Affiliations
State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
ORCID
Li, Yuqing
Venue
Microbiology Spectrum
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Published
2022-08-31
Volume
10
Issue
4
ISSN
2165-0497
DOI
10.1128/spectrum.00721-22
PMC
PMC9430756
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National Natural Science Foundation of China (31870065, 32170046)

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