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    Protein substrates of a novel secretion system are numerous in the bacteroidetes phylum and have in common a cleavable C-Terminal secretion signal, extensive post-translational modification, and cell-surface attachment
    Veith, Paul D. ; Nor Muhammad, Nor A. ; Dashper, Stuart G. ; Likic, Vladimir A. ; Gorasia, Dhana G. ; Chen, Dina ; Byrne, Samantha J. ; V.Catmull, Deanne ; Reynolds, Eric C. (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2013)
    The secretion of certain proteins in Porphyromonas gingivalis is dependent on a C-terminal domain (CTD). After secretion, the CTD is cleaved prior to extensive modification of the mature protein, probably with lipopolysaccharide, therefore enabling attachment to the cell surface. In this study, bioinformatic analyses of the CTD demonstrated the presence of three conserved sequence motifs. These motifs were used to construct Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) that predicted 663 CTD-containing proteins in 21 fully sequenced species of the Bacteroidetes phylum, while no CTD-containing proteins were predicted in species outside this phylum. Further HMM searching of Cytophaga hutchinsonii led to a total of 171 predicted CTD proteins in that organism alone. Proteomic analyses of membrane fractions and culture fluid derived from P. gingivalis and four other species containing predicted CTDs (Parabacteroides distasonis, Prevotella intermedia, Tannerella forsythia, and C. hutchinsonii) demonstrated that membrane localization, extensive post-translational modification, and CTD-cleavage were conserved features of the secretion system. The CTD cleavage site of 10 different proteins from 3 different species was determined and found to be similar to the cleavage site previously determined in P. gingivalis, suggesting that homologues of the C-terminal signal peptidase (PG0026) are responsible for the cleavage in these species.
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    Differential Proteomic Analysis of a Polymicrobial Biofilm
    Zainal-Abidin, Z ; Veith, PD ; Dashper, SG ; Zhu, Y ; Catmull, DV ; Chen, Y-Y ; Heryanto, DC ; Chen, D ; Pyke, JS ; Tan, K ; Mitchell, HL ; Reynolds, EC (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2012-09)
    Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, and Tannerella forsythia exist in a polymicrobial biofilm associated with chronic periodontitis. The aim of this study was to culture these three species as a polymicrobial biofilm and to determine proteins important for bacterial interactions. In a flow cell all three species attached and grew as a biofilm; however, after 90 h of culture P. gingivalis and T. denticola were closely associated and dominated the polymicrobial biofilm. For comparison, planktonic cultures of P. gingivalis and T. denticola were grown separately in continuous culture. Whole cell lysates were subjected to SDS-PAGE, followed by in-gel proteolytic H₂¹⁶O/H₂¹⁸O labeling. From two replicates, 135 and 174 P. gingivalis proteins and 134 and 194 T. denticola proteins were quantified by LC-MALDI TOF/TOF MS. The results suggest a change of strategy in iron acquisition by P. gingivalis due to large increases in the abundance of HusA and HusB in the polymicrobial biofilm while HmuY and other iron/haem transport systems decreased. Significant changes in the abundance of peptidases and enzymes involved in glutamate and glycine catabolism suggest syntrophy. These data indicate an intimate association between P. gingivalis and T. denticola in a biofilm that may play a role in disease pathogenesis.