Porphyromonas gingivalis HmuY and Streptococcus gordonii GAPDH—Novel Heme Acquisition Strategy in the Oral Microbiome

Autor: John W. Smalley, Michał Śmiga, Paulina Ślęzak, Klaudia Siemińska, Teresa Olczak
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 21, Iss 4150, p 4150 (2020)
Volume 21
Issue 11
ISSN: 1422-0067
Popis: The oral cavity of healthy individuals is inhabited by commensals, with species of Streptococcus being the most abundant and prevalent in sites not affected by periodontal diseases. The development of chronic periodontitis is linked with the environmental shift in the oral microbiome, leading to the domination of periodontopathogens. Structure-function studies showed that Streptococcus gordonii employs a &ldquo
moonlighting&rdquo
protein glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (SgGAPDH) to bind heme, thus forming a heme reservoir for exchange with other proteins. Secreted or surface-associated SgGAPDH coordinates Fe(III)heme using His43. Hemophore-like heme-binding proteins of Porphyromonas gingivalis (HmuY), Prevotella intermedia (PinO) and Tannerella forsythia (Tfo) sequester heme complexed to SgGAPDH. Co-culturing of P. gingivalis with S. gordonii results in increased hmuY gene expression, indicating that HmuY might be required for efficient inter-bacterial interactions. In contrast to the DhmuY mutant strain, the wild type strain acquires heme and forms deeper biofilm structures on blood agar plates pre-grown with S. gordonii. Therefore, our novel paradigm of heme acquisition used by P. gingivalis appears to extend to co-infections with other oral bacteria and offers a mechanism for the ability of periodontopathogens to obtain sufficient heme in the host environment. Importantly, P. gingivalis is advantaged in terms of acquiring heme, which is vital for its growth survival and virulence.
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