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The putative autolysin regulator LytR in plays a role in cell division and is growth-phase regulated Free

Abstract

is the primary odontopathogen present in supragingival plaque and causes the oral disease known as dental caries. Colonization of the oral cavity by requires the bacteria to adhere to the tooth surface and occurs by both sucrose-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Sucrose-independent adhesion of has been shown to involve an ORF (ORF0317) encoding a homologue (39 %) to LytR, a regulator of autolysin activity in . The protein encoded by ORF0317, LytR, belongs to the LytR/CpsA/Psr protein family. This family has a putative role in cell-wall structural maintenance, possibly through autolysin regulation. Autolysins have also been shown to be important in surface adhesion in and in the pathogenic properties of . To investigate the role of autolysins in the adhesion and pathogenesis of , a LytR mutant was constructed. The mutant grows in long chains, which may indicate a defect in cell division. Further experiments with the mutant strain show increased autolytic activity, indicating that LytR attenuates autolytic activity, possibly through regulation of the expression of autolytic enzymes. No defect in cell-to-surface adherence or biofilm growth was seen in the LytR mutant. However, a connection between cell growth phase and transcription of was found.

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Keyword(s): HA, hydroxyapatite , HEWL, hen egg white lysozyme and SGM, Streptomyces globisporus mutanolysin
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The putative autolysin regulator LytR in Streptococcus mutans plays a role in cell division and is growth-phase regulated
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