PMID: 8586198Jan 1, 1995Paper

Lipoprotein receptors in oral streptococci

Developments in Biological Standardization
H F JenkinsonG W Tannock

Abstract

Streptococcus gordonii produces cell-surface lipopolypeptides that have been implicated in the determination of cell adherence and aggregation properties. SarA lipopolypeptide produced by S. gordonii is highly similar to the oligopeptide-binding protein AmiA in Streptococcus pneumoniae and to the OppA and SpoOKA oligopeptide-binding proteins in Bacillus subtilis. Insertional mutagenesis was used to inactivate the genes encoding SarA (76kDa) lipoprotein and a related 78-kDa lipoprotein denoted SarG. SarA- mutants were defective in serum-induced aggregation, competence, growth on complex nitrogen sources, and ability to colonize the oral cavity. Conversely, SarG- mutants were unaltered in the above properties, but were deficient in growth on simple nitrogen sources. It is proposed that SarA plays a central role in environmental sensing of extracellular factors by streptococci leading to modulation of cell-surface composition and growth responses of cells.

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