| Polyphosphate Deficiency Affects the Sliding Motility and Biofilm Formation of Mycobacterium smegmatis. | |
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PMID: 21882007 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) is a ubiquitous linear polymer of hundreds of orthophosphate (Pi) residues linked by ATP-like, high-energy, phosphoanhydride bonds. The gene Rv1026 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis encodes a putative exopolyphosphatase which progressively hydrolyzes the terminal residues of polyP to liberate Pi. Rv1026 was cloned into the expressive plasmid pMV261. The resulting plasmid pRv1026 and the plasmid pMV261 were transformed into M. smegmatis strain mc(2)155 by electroporation. The recombinant M. smegmatis (pRv1026) showed relatively decreased polyP concentration and a phenotype different from the M. smegmatis (pMV261) in sliding motility and biofilm formation. The surfactant Tween 80 can enhance this effect on the sliding motility and biofilm formation of M. smegmatis. There are four different peaks between the gas chromatography of cellular wall fatty acid of the M. smegmatis (pRv1026) and the M. smegmatis (pMV261). These results indicate that polyP deficiency can affect the fatty acid composition of cellular wall and these alteration of cell wall might elucidate the reductive ability of strains to slide and form biofilm. This investigation provides novel recognition about the role of Rv1026, which provides novel clues for further study on the physiological role of Rv1026 in M. tuberculosis. |
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Tingyu Shi; Tiwei Fu; Jianping Xie |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-1 |
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Title: Current microbiology Volume: - ISSN: 1432-0991 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-1 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7808448 Medline TA: Curr Microbiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China. |
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