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Human oral metagenome

ABSTRACT: Substrate-formed in situ biofilms mimic supragingivally tooth-formed biofilms

PROVIDER: PRJNA431137 | ENA |

REPOSITORIES: ENA

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	SRR6513830.fastq.gz	Fastqsanger.gz
	SRR6513860.fastq.gz	Fastqsanger.gz
	SRR6513880.fastq.gz	Fastqsanger.gz
	SRR6514270.fastq.gz	Fastqsanger.gz
	SRR6514410.fastq.gz	Fastqsanger.gz

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Project description:Candida albicans, a major opportunistic fungal pathogen is frequently found together with Streptococcus mutans in dental biofilms associated with severe childhood tooth-decay, a prevalent pediatric oral disease. Previous studies have demonstrated that S. mutans and C. albicans synergizes virulence of plaque-biofilms in vivo. However, the nature of this bacterial-fungal relationship in this cross-kingdom biofilm remains largely uncharacterized. Using iTRAQ based quantitative proteomics, we found that proteins associated with carbohydrate metabolism such as alpha-1,4 glucan phosphorylase, Hexokinase-2, Isocitrate lyase and malate synthase were significantly upregulated in C. albicans in the mixed-species biofilms (P<0.05). C. albicans proteins associated with growth/morphogenesis such as pH-responsive protein-2, Fma1p and Hsp21 were also induced. Conversely, S. mutans proteins in the tricarboxylic acid cycle such as citrate synthase and in the pentose phosphate pathway such as Ribose-5-phosphate isomerase A as well as proteins associated with sugar transport systems were upregulated indicating enhanced carbohydrate metabolism. Interestingly mixed-species biofilm microenvironment had a lower pH than S. mutans single-species biofilms. This observation was supported by proteomics, wherein proteins associated with lactate and formate assimilation such as Glyoxalase and putative NADPH-dependent methylglyoxal reductase proteins were significantly upregulated in the mixed-species biofilms (P<0.05). Furthermore, we unexpectedly found that S. mutans derived glucosyltransferase B (GtfB), responsible for co-adhesion via glucans, can also contribute to C. albicans growth and carbohydrate metabolism by providing glucose and fructose from sucrose breakdown. These findings demonstrate synergistic bacterial-fungal interactions within mixed-species biofilms and a novel GtfB cross-feeding role. Taken together, quantitative proteomics provides new insights into this virulent cross-kingdom oral biofilm.

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