Wang Wenyu, Huang Yiyi, Lin Huancai, Cao Yina
Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510055, China.
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510055, China.
Microorganisms. 2025 Apr 11;13(4):884. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms13040884.
() plays an important role in dental caries through acid production and biofilm formation. The membrane vesicles (MVs) of are essential for microbial physiology, biofilm activity, and acid adaptation. The OpuB transporter regulates osmotic pressure in ; however, its role in and its MVs remains unexplored. This study investigated the effects of the pathway on MV biogenesis, as well as the proteomic and lipidomic profiles under neutral (pH 7.5) and acidic (pH 5.5) conditions. Nanoflow cytometry showed that the -deficient strain () produced significantly more and smaller MVs than UA159 at pH 7.5, while the difference was not significant at pH 5.5. Lipidomic analysis revealed that affected the lipid composition and concentration of MVs. Proteomic analysis identified the differential enrichment of key metabolic processes associated with stress, including DNA repair. These findings highlight that is an important regulator of MV biosynthesis and composition and may affect the environmental adaptability of by regulating MVs.
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