变异链球菌LuxS基因缺陷株的建立及其耐酸能力的研究  

Construction of LuxS gene deletion of Streptococcus mutans and evaluation of the acid tolerance of the mutant

作　　者：韩福胜[1] 韩玉植[2] 刘宇霞[1] 

机构地区：[1]山西省人民医院口腔科,太原030012 [2]天津医科大学第二医院

出　　处：《中华微生物学和免疫学杂志》2010年第7期608-612,共5页Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

摘　　要：目的 建立LuxS基因缺失的变异链球菌突变菌株,并对突变株的耐酸能力进行研究.方法 以变异链球菌UA159为材料,运用基因重组方法将红霉素抗性基因（Eymr）与LuxS基因上下游区域的2个基因片段按一定顺序重组到质粒载体PUC19的多克隆位点中,获得了具有红霉素抗性的重组质粒,将载体质粒转化到含完整LuxS基因的变异链球菌UA159中,利用红霉素抗性筛选出LuxS基因缺失的突变株.检测变异链球菌LuxS基因突变菌株在不同pH环境下生长情况,并以正常菌株为对照.结果 PCR基因扩增结果显示,突变株LuxS基因已被Eymr基因完全替换,不能再编码合成AI-2（autoinducer 2）信号分子,扩增产物经DNA测序证实筛选得到了LuxS基因缺失的突变株,并且突变株不能诱导V.harveyi BB170的生物发光.与变异链球菌标准菌株相比,LuxS基因突变株的生长情况随着pH的降低受到明显抑制.结论 本研究成功构建LuxS基因缺失的变异链球菌突变株,LuxS感应信号系统参与变异链球菌耐酸能力的调控,LuxS基因缺失菌株耐酸能力降低.Objective To construct Streptococcus mutans UA159 mutants with deletion of LuxS gene related to quorum-sensing pathway and evaluate the aciduricity of the mutants. Methods Using S. mutans UA159 as materials, the PCR fragments of the upstream and downstream regions of LuxS and erythromycin resistance（Eymr） gene of PJT10 were cloned into plasmid PUC19. The resulting constructs were integrated into the chromosome of S. mutans. LuxS gene deletion mutant was then constructed in S. mutans by means of allelic exchange and selected for resistance to erythromycin. The aciduric ability of the mutant under different pH was measured and S. mutans UA159 was used as control. Results The LuxS-deleted status of S. mutans mutants were confirmed by various PCR and DNA sequencing. The results showed that Eymr gene take the place of LuxS gene, while the mutant can not induce bioluminescenece. The LuxS mutant strain displayed a decreased growth ability with the decreasing pH values compared to those of the wild-type strain UA159. Conclusion A LuxS-negative mutants of S. mutans is constructed. The LuxS quorum sensing system is involved in the regulation of aciduricity of S. mutans UA159.

关 键 词：变异链球菌 LUXS基因 耐酸能力 密度感应 

分 类 号：R378[医药卫生—病原生物学]