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Lima BP, Davies JR, Wickström C, Johnstone KF, Hall JW, Svensater G, Herzberg MC. Streptococcus gordonii Poised for Glycan Feeding through a MUC5B-Discriminating, Lipoteichoic Acid-Mediated Outside-In Signaling Circuit. J Bacteriol 2022; 204:e0011822. [PMID: 35652671 PMCID: PMC9210975 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00118-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Many oral bacteria employ cell wall-anchored adhesins to bind to the salivary films coating the teeth and mucosal surfaces. Surface binding prevents clearance and facilitates catabolism of salivary film glycoproteins. We asked whether Streptococcus gordonii adhesin expression changes in response to surface salivary cues using a eukaryote-like, outside-in recognition and signaling circuit. To determine whether the cues were discriminated, S. gordonii was tested during cell adhesion and biofilm formation on a MUC5B-rich or lower-molecular-mass salivary fraction or an uncoated abiotic surface. Cells were recovered and analyzed for differences in gene expression and proteins in cell wall fractions. In salivary-free conditions, planktonic S. gordonii presented three prominent cell wall LPXTG-motif proteins, SGO_1487, SGO_0890, and MbpA (mucin-binding protein A; SGO_0707). During biofilm formation on MUC5B-coated surfaces, MbpA, a MUC5B-binding protein, and key genes in the tagatose and quorum-sensing pathways were strongly promoted. The response to MUC5B required the two-component system (TCS), streptococcal regulator of adhesins sensor and regulator (SraSR, SGO_1180/81), lipoteichoic acid (LTA), and the homologous paired adhesins, SspA and SspB (SspAB). LTA appears to link the outside signal (MUC5B) to intramembrane SraSR. Tagatose pathway gene expression may poise cells to metabolize MUC5B glycans and, with a quorum-sensing gene (luxS), may direct formation of a consortium to facilitate glycan cross-feeding by S. gordonii. We now show that a Gram-positive bacterium discriminates specific surface environmental cues using an outside-in signaling mechanism to apparently optimize colonization of saliva-coated surfaces. IMPORTANCE All organisms throughout the tree of life sense and respond to their surface environments. To discriminate among mucosal surface environmental cues, we report that Streptococcus gordonii recognizes a high-molecular-weight mucin glycoprotein, MUC5B, using the paired adhesins SspAB and lipoteichoic acid; the latter bridges the outside signal to an intramembrane two-component system to transcriptionally regulate a MUC5B-specific adhesin and genes that may facilitate glycan catabolism.
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- Bruno P. Lima
- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Section for Oral Biology and Pathology, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Section for Oral Biology and Pathology, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Section for Oral Biology and Pathology, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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The Fused Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase MsrAB Promotes Oxidative Stress Defense and Bacterial Virulence in Fusobacterium nucleatum. mBio 2022; 13:e0302221. [PMID: 35420473 PMCID: PMC9239216 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03022-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Fusobacterium nucleatum, an anaerobic Gram-negative bacterium frequently found in the human oral cavity and some extra-oral sites, is implicated in several important diseases: periodontitis, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and colorectal cancer. To date, how this obligate anaerobe copes with oxidative stress and host immunity within multiple human tissues remains unknown. Here, we uncovered a critical role in this process of a multigene locus encoding a single, fused methionine sulfoxide reductase (MsrAB), a two-component signal transduction system (ModRS), and thioredoxin (Trx)- and cytochrome c (CcdA)-like proteins, which are induced when fusobacterial cells are exposed to hydrogen peroxide. Comparative transcriptome analysis revealed that the response regulator ModR regulates a large regulon that includes trx, ccdA, and many metabolic genes. Significantly, specific mutants of the msrAB locus, including msrAB, are sensitive to reactive oxygen species and defective in adherence/invasion of colorectal epithelial cells. Strikingly, the msrAB mutant is also defective in survival in macrophages, and it is severely attenuated in virulence in a mouse model of preterm birth, consistent with its failure to spread to the amniotic fluid and colonize the placenta. Clearly, the MsrAB system regulated by the two-component system ModRS represents a major oxidative stress defense pathway that protects fusobacteria against oxidative damage in immune cells and confers virulence by enabling attachment and invasion of multiple target tissues. IMPORTANCE F. nucleatum colonizes various human tissues, including oral cavity, placenta, and colon. How this obligate anaerobe withstands oxidative stress in host immune cells has not been described. We report here that F. nucleatum possesses a five-gene locus encoding a fused methionine sulfoxide reductase (MsrAB), a two-component signal transduction system (ModRS), and thioredoxin- and cytochrome c-like proteins. Regulated by ModRS, MsrAB is essential for resistance to reactive oxygen species, adherence/invasion of colorectal epithelial cells, and survival in macrophage. Unable to colonize placenta and spread to amniotic fluid, the msrAB mutant failed to induce preterm birth in a murine model.
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Jalal N, Lee SF. The MsrAB reducing pathway of Streptococcus gordonii is needed for oxidative stress tolerance, biofilm formation, and oral colonization in mice. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229375. [PMID: 32084213 PMCID: PMC7034828 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The ability of Streptococcus gordonii to cope with oxidative stress is important for survival and persistence in dental plaque. In this study, we used mutational, phenotypic, and biochemical approaches to characterize the role of a methionine sulfoxide reductase (MsrAB) and proteins encoded by genes in the msrAB operon and an adjacent operon in oxidative stress tolerance in S. gordonii. The results showed that MsrAB and four other proteins encoded in the operons are needed for protection from H2O2 and methionine sulfoxide. These five proteins formed a reducing pathway that was needed for oxidative stress tolerance, biofilm formation, and oral colonization in mice. In the pathway, MsrAB was the enzyme that repaired oxidatively damaged proteins, and the two thioredoxin-like lipoproteins (SdbB and Sgo_1177) and two CcdA proteins were proteins that maintained the catalytic cycle of MsrAB. Consistent with the role in oxidative stress tolerance, the production of MsrAB, SdbB, and Sgo_11777 was induced in aerobic growth and planktonic cells.
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- Naif Jalal
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Kappler U, Nasreen M, McEwan A. New insights into the molecular physiology of sulfoxide reduction in bacteria. Adv Microb Physiol 2019; 75:1-51. [PMID: 31655735 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Sulfoxides occur in biology as products of the S-oxygenation of small molecules as well as in peptides and proteins and their formation is often associated with oxidative stress and can affect biological function. In bacteria, sulfoxide damage can be reversed by different types of enzymes. Thioredoxin-dependent peptide methionine sulfoxide reductases (MSR proteins) repair oxidized methionine residues and are found in all Domains of life. In bacteria MSR proteins are often found in the cytoplasm but in some bacteria, including pathogenic Neisseria, Streptococci, and Haemophilus they are extracytoplasmic. Mutants lacking MSR proteins are often sensitive to oxidative stress and in pathogens exhibit decreased virulence as indicated by reduced survival in host cell or animal model systems. Molybdenum enzymes are also known to reduce S-oxides and traditionally their physiological role was considered to be in anaerobic respiration using dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) as an electron acceptor. However, it now appears that some enzymes (MtsZ) of the DMSO reductase family of Mo enzymes use methionine sulfoxide as preferred physiological substrate and thus may be involved in scavenging/recycling of this amino acid. Similarly, an enzyme (MsrP/YedY) of the sulfite oxidase family of Mo enzymes has been shown to be involved in repair of methionine sulfoxides in periplasmic proteins. Again, some mutants deficient in Mo-dependent sulfoxide reductases exhibit reduced virulence, and there is evidence that these Mo enzymes and some MSR systems are induced by hypochlorite produced by the innate immune system. This review describes recent advances in the understanding of the molecular microbiology of MSR systems and the broadening of the role of Mo-dependent sulfoxide reductase to encompass functions beyond anaerobic respiration.
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- Ulrike Kappler
- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Identification of Redox Partners of the Thiol-Disulfide Oxidoreductase SdbA in Streptococcus gordonii. J Bacteriol 2019; 201:JB.00030-19. [PMID: 30804044 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00030-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We previously identified a novel thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase, SdbA, in Streptococcus gordonii that formed disulfide bonds in substrate proteins and played a role in multiple phenotypes. In this study, we used mutational, phenotypic, and biochemical approaches to identify and characterize the redox partners of SdbA. Unexpectedly, the results showed that SdbA has multiple redox partners, forming a complex oxidative protein-folding pathway. The primary redox partners of SdbA that maintain its active site in an oxidized state are a surface-exposed thioredoxin family lipoprotein called SdbB (Sgo_1171) and an integral membrane protein annotated as CcdA2. Inactivation of sdbB and ccdA2 simultaneously, but not individually, recapitulated the sdbA mutant phenotype. The sdbB-ccdA2 mutant had defects in a range of cellular processes, including autolysis, bacteriocin production, genetic competence, and extracellular DNA (eDNA) release. AtlS, the natural substrate of SdbA produced by the sdbB-ccdA2 mutant lacked activity and an intramolecular disulfide bond. The redox state of SdbA in the sdbB-ccdA2 mutant was found to be in a reduced form and was restored when sdbB and ccdA2 were knocked back into the mutant. In addition, we showed that SdbB formed a disulfide-linked complex with SdbA in the cell. Recombinant SdbB and CcdA2 exhibited oxidase activity and reoxidized reduced SdbA in vitro Collectively, our results demonstrate that S. gordonii uses multiple redox partners for oxidative protein folding.IMPORTANCE Streptococcus gordonii is a commensal bacterium of the human dental plaque. Previously, we identified an enzyme, SdbA, that forms disulfide bonds in substrate proteins and plays a role in a number of cellular processes in S. gordonii Here, we identified the redox partners of SdbA. We showed that SdbA has multiple redox partners, SdbB and CcdA2, forming a complex oxidative protein-folding pathway. This pathway is essential for autolysis, bacteriocin production, genetic competence, and extracellular DNA (eDNA) release in S. gordonii These cellular processes are considered to be important for the success of S. gordonii as a dental plaque organism. This is the first example of an oxidative protein-folding pathway in Gram-positive bacteria that consists of an enzyme that uses multiple redox partners to function.
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Singh VK, Singh K, Baum K. The Role of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases in Oxidative Stress Tolerance and Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus and Other Bacteria. Antioxidants (Basel) 2018; 7:antiox7100128. [PMID: 30274148 PMCID: PMC6210949 DOI: 10.3390/antiox7100128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Methionine sulfoxide reductases (MSRA1 and MSRB) are proteins overproduced in Staphylococcus aureus during exposure with cell wall-active antibiotics. Later studies identified the presence of two additional MSRA proteins (MSRA2 and MSRA3) in S. aureus. These MSR proteins have been characterized in many other bacteria as well. This review provides the current knowledge about the conditions and regulatory network that mimic the expression of these MSR encoding genes and their role in defense from oxidative stress and virulence.
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- Vineet K Singh
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, MO 63501, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, MO 63501, USA.
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Tavernier S, Sass A, De Bruyne M, Baeke F, De Rycke R, Crabbé A, Vandecandelaere I, Van Nieuwerburgh F, Coenye T. Decreased susceptibility of Streptococcus anginosus to vancomycin in a multispecies biofilm is due to increased thickness of the cell wall. J Antimicrob Chemother 2018; 73:2323-2330. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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- Sarah Tavernier
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology and Expertise Centre for Transmission Electron Microscopy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Inflammation Research and Bioimaging Core, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology and Expertise Centre for Transmission Electron Microscopy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Inflammation Research and Bioimaging Core, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology and Expertise Centre for Transmission Electron Microscopy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Inflammation Research and Bioimaging Core, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Haase EM, Kou Y, Sabharwal A, Liao YC, Lan T, Lindqvist C, Scannapieco FA. Comparative genomics and evolution of the amylase-binding proteins of oral streptococci. BMC Microbiol 2017; 17:94. [PMID: 28427348 PMCID: PMC5399409 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-1005-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background Successful commensal bacteria have evolved to maintain colonization in challenging environments. The oral viridans streptococci are pioneer colonizers of dental plaque biofilm. Some of these bacteria have adapted to life in the oral cavity by binding salivary α-amylase, which hydrolyzes dietary starch, thus providing a source of nutrition. Oral streptococcal species bind α-amylase by expressing a variety of amylase-binding proteins (ABPs). Here we determine the genotypic basis of amylase binding where proteins of diverse size and function share a common phenotype. Results ABPs were detected in culture supernatants of 27 of 59 strains representing 13 oral Streptococcus species screened using the amylase-ligand binding assay. N-terminal sequences from ABPs of diverse size were obtained from 18 strains representing six oral streptococcal species. Genome sequencing and BLAST searches using N-terminal sequences, protein size, and key words identified the gene associated with each ABP. Among the sequenced ABPs, 14 matched amylase-binding protein A (AbpA), 6 matched amylase-binding protein B (AbpB), and 11 unique ABPs were identified as peptidoglycan-binding, glutamine ABC-type transporter, hypothetical, or choline-binding proteins. Alignment and phylogenetic analyses performed to ascertain evolutionary relationships revealed that ABPs cluster into at least six distinct, unrelated families (AbpA, AbpB, and four novel ABPs) with no phylogenetic evidence that one group evolved from another, and no single ancestral gene found within each group. AbpA-like sequences can be divided into five subgroups based on the N-terminal sequences. Comparative genomics focusing on the abpA gene locus provides evidence of horizontal gene transfer. Conclusion The acquisition of an ABP by oral streptococci provides an interesting example of adaptive evolution. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12866-017-1005-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Elaine M Haase
- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.,Department of Oral Biology, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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A distinct sortase SrtB anchors and processes a streptococcal adhesin AbpA with a novel structural property. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30966. [PMID: 27492581 PMCID: PMC4974636 DOI: 10.1038/srep30966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Surface display of proteins by sortases in Gram-positive bacteria is crucial for bacterial fitness and virulence. We found a unique gene locus encoding an amylase-binding adhesin AbpA and a sortase B in oral streptococci. AbpA possesses a new distinct C-terminal cell wall sorting signal. We demonstrated that this C-terminal motif is required for anchoring AbpA to cell wall. In vitro and in vivo studies revealed that SrtB has dual functions, anchoring AbpA to the cell wall and processing AbpA into a ladder profile. Solution structure of AbpA determined by NMR reveals a novel structure comprising a small globular α/β domain and an extended coiled-coil heliacal domain. Structural and biochemical studies identified key residues that are crucial for amylase binding. Taken together, our studies document a unique sortase/adhesion substrate system in streptococci adapted to the oral environment rich in salivary amylase.
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