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Surface display of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans autotransporter Aae and dispersin B hybrid act as antibiofilm agents
Author(s) -
Ragunath C.,
DiFranco K.,
Shanmugam M.,
Gopal P.,
Vyas V.,
Fine D.H.,
Cugini C.,
Ramasubbu N.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
molecular oral microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 2041-1014
pISSN - 2041-1006
DOI - 10.1111/omi.12126
Subject(s) - aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , biofilm , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , biology , actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae , glycoside hydrolase , staphylococcus epidermidis , actinobacillus , chemistry , bacteria , enzyme , biochemistry , staphylococcus aureus , gene , porphyromonas gingivalis , genetics , serotype
Summary Among the various proteins expressed by the periodontopathogen Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , two proteins play important roles for survival in the oral cavity. The autotransporter Aae facilitates the attachment of the pathogen to oral epithelial cells, which act as a reservoir, while the biofilm‐degrading glycoside hydrolase dispersin B facilitates the movement of daughter cells from the mature biofilm to a new site. The objective of this study was to use the potential of these two proteins to control biofilms. To this end, we generated a hybrid construct between the Aae C‐terminal translocating domain and dispersin B, and mobilized it into Escherichia coli Rosetta ( DE 3) pL ysS cells. Immunofluorescence analysis of the modified E. coli cells confirmed the presence of dispersin B on the surface. Further, the membrane localization of the displayed dispersin B was confirmed with Western blot analysis. The integrity of the E. coli cells displaying the dispersin B was confirmed through FACS analysis. The hydrolytic activity of the surface‐displayed dispersin B was confirmed by using 4‐methylumbelliferyl‐β‐ d ‐glucopyranoside as the substrate. The detachment ability of the dispersin B surface‐displaying E. coli cells was shown using Staphylococcus epidermidis and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae biofilms in a microtiter assay. We concluded that the Aae β‐domain is sufficient to translocate foreign enzymes in the native folded form and that the method of Aae‐mediated translocation of surface displayed enzymes might be useful for control of biofilms.