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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.42.2011.tde-10022012-151617
Document
Author
Full name
Karine Guimarães Martinez
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2011
Supervisor
Committee
Ferreira, Rita de Cassia Cafe (President)
Caldeira, Celso Luiz
Galhardo, Rodrigo da Silva
Title in Portuguese
Análise do sistema ativo de captação de glutamina de Streptococcus mutans.
Keywords in Portuguese
Streptococcus mutans
Genética bacteriana
Glutamatos
Glutamina
Metabolismo
Mutagênese
Abstract in Portuguese
A glutamina e o glutamato são aminoácidos importantes no metabolismo bacteriano. A captação desses aminoácidos ocorre por meio de transportadores ativos do tipo ABC. No presente estudo avaliamos os sistemas de captação de glutamina/glutamato em Streptococcus mutans. Análises in silico revelaram a presença de dois operons que codificam sistemas de transporte de glutamina/glutamato: o operon gln, composto pelos genes e um segundo operon putativo composto pelos genes smu.1177c, smu.1178c e smu.1179c. Por meio de mutagênese sítio-específica foi possível obter a deleção do operon constituído pelos genes smu.1177c, smu.1178c e smu.1179c. O mutante (linhagem KG1) obtido apresentou redução na captação de glutamato e glutamina. O mesmo ocorreu em relação ao mutante deficiente no operon gln. O mutante KG1 apresentou maior capacidade de adesão a superfícies abióticas. Os resultados obtidos revelaram que tanto o operon gln como o operon definido pelos genes smu.1177c, smu.1178c e smu.1179c estão envolvidos na captação de glutamina e glutamato pelo S. mutans.
Title in English
Analysis of the glutamine active transport system of Streptococcus mutans.
Keywords in English
Streptococcus mutans
Bacterial genetics
Glutamates
Glutamine
Metabolism
Mutagenesis
Abstract in English
Glutamine and glutamate are important amino acids for bacteria metabolism. Their uptake occurs via active transporter systems of the ABC family. On the present study we evaluate the glutamine/glutamate transport systems of Streptococcus mutans. In silico analysis revealed the presence of two polycistronic operons related to transport of glutamine/glutamate: the gln operon and a putative operon composed by smu.1177c, smu.1178c and smu.1179c genes. A mutant deleted on the smu.1177c, smu.1178c and smu.1179c was successfully obtained by site-direct mutagenesis (KG1 strain), which demonstrated an impairment on glutamine and glutamate uptake, as shown by the mutant deleted on the gln operon. The KG1 strain demonstrated a gain on the abiotic surface adhesion The results revealed that both, gln operon and the operon consisted by smu.1177c, smu.1178c and smu.1179c, are involved to the internalization of glutamine and glutamate on S. mutans.
 
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2012-03-15
 
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