Post-translational Modifications in Oral Bacteria and Their Functional Impact

Oral bacteria colonize the oral cavity, surrounding complex and variable environments. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) are an efficient biochemical mechanism across all domains of life. Oral bacteria could depend on PTMs to quickly regulate their metabolic processes in the face of external s...

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Autores principales: Qizhao Ma, Qiong Zhang, Yang Chen, Shuxing Yu, Jun Huang, Yaqi Liu, Tao Gong, Yuqing Li, Jing Zou
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2db323a0bc0e49fdaf71d80d7804ebe92021-12-02T09:17:37ZPost-translational Modifications in Oral Bacteria and Their Functional Impact1664-302X10.3389/fmicb.2021.784923https://doaj.org/article/2db323a0bc0e49fdaf71d80d7804ebe92021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.784923/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-302XOral bacteria colonize the oral cavity, surrounding complex and variable environments. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) are an efficient biochemical mechanism across all domains of life. Oral bacteria could depend on PTMs to quickly regulate their metabolic processes in the face of external stimuli. In recent years, thanks to advances in enrichment strategies, the number and variety of PTMs that have been identified and characterized in oral bacteria have increased. PTMs, covalently modified by diverse enzymes, occur in amino acid residues of the target substrate, altering the functions of proteins involved in different biological processes. For example, Ptk1 reciprocally phosphorylates Php1 on tyrosine residues 159 and 161, required for Porphyromonas gingivalis EPS production and community development with the antecedent oral biofilm constituent Streptococcus gordonii, and in turn Php1 dephosphorylates Ptk1 and rapidly causes the conversion of Ptk1 to a state of low tyrosine phosphorylation. Protein acetylation is also widespread in oral bacteria. In the acetylome of Streptococcus mutans, 973 acetylation sites were identified in 445 proteins, accounting for 22.7% of overall proteins involving virulence factors and pathogenic processes. Other PTMs in oral bacteria include serine or threonine glycosylation in Cnm involving intracerebral hemorrhage, arginine citrullination in peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs), leading to inflammation, lysine succinylation in P. gingivalis virulence factors (gingipains, fimbriae, RagB, and PorR), and cysteine glutathionylation in thioredoxin-like protein (Tlp) in response to oxidative stress in S. mutans. Here we review oral bacterial PTMs, focusing on acetylation, phosphorylation, glycosylation, citrullination, succinylation, and glutathionylation, and corresponding modifying enzymes. We describe different PTMs in association with some examples, discussing their potential role and function in oral bacteria physiological processes and regulatory networks. Identification and characterization of PTMs not only contribute to understanding their role in oral bacterial virulence, adaption, and resistance but will open new avenues to treat oral infectious diseases.Qizhao MaQizhao MaQiong ZhangQiong ZhangYang ChenYang ChenShuxing YuShuxing YuJun HuangJun HuangYaqi LiuYaqi LiuTao GongYuqing LiJing ZouJing ZouFrontiers Media S.A.articlepost-translational modificationsbacteriaphysiologybacterial virulenceStreptococcus mutansPorphyromonas gingivalisMicrobiologyQR1-502ENFrontiers in Microbiology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic post-translational modifications
bacteria
physiology
bacterial virulence
Streptococcus mutans
Porphyromonas gingivalis
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle post-translational modifications
bacteria
physiology
bacterial virulence
Streptococcus mutans
Porphyromonas gingivalis
Microbiology
QR1-502
Qizhao Ma
Qizhao Ma
Qiong Zhang
Qiong Zhang
Yang Chen
Yang Chen
Shuxing Yu
Shuxing Yu
Jun Huang
Jun Huang
Yaqi Liu
Yaqi Liu
Tao Gong
Yuqing Li
Jing Zou
Jing Zou
Post-translational Modifications in Oral Bacteria and Their Functional Impact
description Oral bacteria colonize the oral cavity, surrounding complex and variable environments. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) are an efficient biochemical mechanism across all domains of life. Oral bacteria could depend on PTMs to quickly regulate their metabolic processes in the face of external stimuli. In recent years, thanks to advances in enrichment strategies, the number and variety of PTMs that have been identified and characterized in oral bacteria have increased. PTMs, covalently modified by diverse enzymes, occur in amino acid residues of the target substrate, altering the functions of proteins involved in different biological processes. For example, Ptk1 reciprocally phosphorylates Php1 on tyrosine residues 159 and 161, required for Porphyromonas gingivalis EPS production and community development with the antecedent oral biofilm constituent Streptococcus gordonii, and in turn Php1 dephosphorylates Ptk1 and rapidly causes the conversion of Ptk1 to a state of low tyrosine phosphorylation. Protein acetylation is also widespread in oral bacteria. In the acetylome of Streptococcus mutans, 973 acetylation sites were identified in 445 proteins, accounting for 22.7% of overall proteins involving virulence factors and pathogenic processes. Other PTMs in oral bacteria include serine or threonine glycosylation in Cnm involving intracerebral hemorrhage, arginine citrullination in peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs), leading to inflammation, lysine succinylation in P. gingivalis virulence factors (gingipains, fimbriae, RagB, and PorR), and cysteine glutathionylation in thioredoxin-like protein (Tlp) in response to oxidative stress in S. mutans. Here we review oral bacterial PTMs, focusing on acetylation, phosphorylation, glycosylation, citrullination, succinylation, and glutathionylation, and corresponding modifying enzymes. We describe different PTMs in association with some examples, discussing their potential role and function in oral bacteria physiological processes and regulatory networks. Identification and characterization of PTMs not only contribute to understanding their role in oral bacterial virulence, adaption, and resistance but will open new avenues to treat oral infectious diseases.
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author Qizhao Ma
Qizhao Ma
Qiong Zhang
Qiong Zhang
Yang Chen
Yang Chen
Shuxing Yu
Shuxing Yu
Jun Huang
Jun Huang
Yaqi Liu
Yaqi Liu
Tao Gong
Yuqing Li
Jing Zou
Jing Zou
author_facet Qizhao Ma
Qizhao Ma
Qiong Zhang
Qiong Zhang
Yang Chen
Yang Chen
Shuxing Yu
Shuxing Yu
Jun Huang
Jun Huang
Yaqi Liu
Yaqi Liu
Tao Gong
Yuqing Li
Jing Zou
Jing Zou
author_sort Qizhao Ma
title Post-translational Modifications in Oral Bacteria and Their Functional Impact
title_short Post-translational Modifications in Oral Bacteria and Their Functional Impact
title_full Post-translational Modifications in Oral Bacteria and Their Functional Impact
title_fullStr Post-translational Modifications in Oral Bacteria and Their Functional Impact
title_full_unstemmed Post-translational Modifications in Oral Bacteria and Their Functional Impact
title_sort post-translational modifications in oral bacteria and their functional impact
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
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