NDLI: Characterization of the Streptococcus pneumoniae BgaC Protein as a Novel Surface β-Galactosidase with Specific Hydrolysis Activity for the Galβ1-3GlcNAc Moiety of Oligosaccharides▿

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Author	Jeong, Jae Kap Kwon, Ohsuk Lee, Yun Mi Oh, Doo-byoung Lee, Jung Mi Kim, Seonghun Kim, Eun-hye Le, Tu Nhat Rhee, Dong-kwon Kang, Hyun Ah
Abstract	Streptococcus pneumoniae is a causative agent of high morbidity and mortality. Although sugar moieties have been recognized as ligands for initial contact with the host, only a few exoglycosidases have been reported to occur in S. pneumoniae. In this study, a putative β-galactosidase, encoded by the bgaC gene of S. pneumoniae, was characterized for its enzymatic activity and virulence. The recombinant BgaC protein, expressed and purified from Escherichia coli, was found to have a highly regiospecific and sugar-specific hydrolysis activity for the Galβ1-3-GlcNAc moiety of oligosaccharides. Interestingly, the BgaC hydrolysis activity was localized at the cell surface of S. pneumoniae, indicating that BgaC is expressed as a surface protein although it does not have a typical signal sequence or membrane anchorage motif. The surface localization of BgaC was further supported by immunofluorescence microscopy analysis using an antibody raised against BgaC and by a reassociation assay with fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled BgaC. Although the bgaC deletion mutation did not significantly attenuate the virulence of S. pneumoniae in vivo, the bgaC mutant strain showed relatively low numbers of viable cells compared to the wild type after 24 h of infection in vivo, whereas the mutant showed higher colonization levels at 6 and 24 h postinfection in vivo. Our data strongly indicate for the first time that S. pneumoniae bgaC encodes a surface β-galactosidase with high substrate specificity that is significantly associated with the infection activity of pneumococci.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.01601-08
Ending Page	3023
Page Count	13
Starting Page	3011
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00219193
e-ISSN	10985530
Journal	Journal of Bacteriology
Issue Number	9
Volume Number	191
Language	English
Publisher	American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Publisher Date	2009-05-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Subject Keyword	Molecular Biology Microbiology Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Molecular Biology Microbiology

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