Structure and mechanism of biosynthesis of Streptococcus mutans cell wall polysaccharide.

作者信息

Rush Jeffrey S, Zamakhaeva Svetlana, Murner Nicholas R, Deng Pan, Morris Andrew J, Kenner Cameron W, Black Ian, Heiss Christian, Azadi Parastoo, Korotkov Konstantin V, Widmalm Göran, Korotkova Natalia

机构信息

Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.

Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.

出版信息

Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 22;16(1):954. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56205-1.

Abstract

Streptococcus mutans, the causative agent of human dental caries, expresses a cell wall attached Serotype c-specific Carbohydrate (SCC) that is critical for cell viability. SCC consists of a polyrhamnose backbone of →3)α-Rha(1 → 2)α-Rha(1→ repeats with glucose (Glc) side-chains and glycerol phosphate (GroP) decorations. This study reveals that SCC has one predominant and two more minor Glc modifications. The predominant Glc modification, α-Glc, attached to position 2 of 3-rhamnose, is installed by SccN and SccM glycosyltransferases and is the site of the GroP addition. The minor Glc modifications are β-Glc linked to position 4 of 3-rhamnose installed by SccP and SccQ glycosyltransferases, and α-Glc attached to position 4 of 2-rhamnose installed by SccN working in tandem with an unknown enzyme. Both the major and the minor β-Glc modifications control bacterial morphology, but only the GroP and major Glc modifications are critical for biofilm formation.

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