The S. mutans mntE gene encodes a manganese efflux transporter.

Molecular Oral Microbiology
Joseph O'BrienGrace A Spatafora

Abstract

Streptococcus mutans is a colonizer of the human dentition, and under conditions of dysbiosis is the primary causative agent of dental caries. The pathogenic potential of S. mutans depends, in part, on its ability to regulate the transport of metal ions across the plasma membrane to maintain intracellular metal ion homeostasis. Research in our laboratory has focused on the Mn2+ -specific SloC lipoprotein importer and its regulator encoded by the S. mutans sloR gene. Herein, we used a bioinformatics approach to identify a gene on the S. mutans UA159 chromosome, SMU_1176, as a metal ion efflux transporter that contributes to S. mutans manganese ion homeostasis. Metal ion sensitivity assays performed with the wild-type S. mutans UA159 strain and an isogenic SMU_1176 insertion-deletion mutant, called GMS3000, revealed significantly heightened sensitivity of GMS3000 to MnSO4 challenge. 54 Mn uptake experiments support the accumulation of 54 Mn in GMS3000 cell pellets when compared to 54 Mn concentrations in UA159 or in a complemented strain of GMS3000, called GMS3001. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) studies were performed in parallel to quantify intracellular manganese concentrations in these strains, the resul...Continue Reading

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