Bo Huang1, Walter L Siqueira2, Dennis G Cvitkovitch1, Yoav Finer3. 1. Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada. 2. School of Dentistry and Department of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, Canada. 3. Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada. Electronic address: yoav.finer@dentistry.utoronto.ca.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To identify and characterize specific esterases from S. mutans with degradative activity toward methacrylate-based resin monomers. METHODS: Out of several putative esterases, an esterase encoded in an Open Reading Frame as SMU_118c (The National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI), was found to have true hydrolase activities. SMU_118c was cloned, expressed, purified and further characterized for its respective hydrolytic activity towards ester-containing nitrophenyl substrates and the universal resin monomers bis-phenyl-glycidyl-dimethacrylate (bisGMA) and triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) at neutral (7.0) or cariogenic (5.5) pH. Mass spectrometry (MS) was used to verify the expression of SMU_118c protein in S. mutans UA159. RESULTS: Similar to the whole cell activity of S. mutans, SMU_118c showed the highest affinity toward para-nitrophenyl acetate (pNPA) and para-nitrophenyl butyrate (pNPB) vs. ortho-nitrophenyl butyrate (oNPB) and butyrylthiocholine iodide (BTC) (p < 0.05). The esterase retained 60% of its activity after 21 days and hydrolyzed bisGMA at a higher rate than TEGDMA at both neutral and cariogenic pH (p < 0.001), similarly to the predominant human salivary esterase degradative activity. MS confirmed that SMU_118c is an intracellular protein in S. mutans UA159 and expressed under pathogenic (pH 5.5) growth conditions. SIGNIFICANCE: The similarity in the activity profile to the whole S. mutans bacterial cell, the stability over time at cariogenic pH, the preference to hydrolyze bisGMA and confirmed expression profile suggest that SMU_118c could be a significant contributor to the whole bacterial degradative activity of S. mutans toward the degradation of resin composites, adhesives and the restoration-tooth interface, potentially accelerating restoration's failure. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The current study builds upon our highly-cited previous study by Bourbia et al., (JDR, 2013) that reported on that the cariogenic bacterium, S. mutans has esterase-like activities that enable the bacterium to degrade dental composites and adhesives. The current submission is the first to report on the isolation and characterization of the specific esterase activity (SMU_118c) from S. mutans that is a significant contributor to the whole bacterial degradative activity toward the hydrolysis of dental resins. This activity compromises the restoration-tooth interface, increases interfacial bacterial microleakage (Kermanshahi et al., JDR 2010), potentially contributing to the pathogenesis of recurrent caries around resin composite restorations. This represent a significant contribution to the field of biomaterials and their clinical performance.
OBJECTIVES: To identify and characterize specific esterases from S. mutans with degradative activity toward methacrylate-based resin monomers. METHODS: Out of several putative esterases, an esterase encoded in an Open Reading Frame as SMU_118c (The National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI), was found to have true hydrolase activities. SMU_118c was cloned, expressed, purified and further characterized for its respective hydrolytic activity towards ester-containing nitrophenyl substrates and the universal resin monomers bis-phenyl-glycidyl-dimethacrylate (bisGMA) and triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) at neutral (7.0) or cariogenic (5.5) pH. Mass spectrometry (MS) was used to verify the expression of SMU_118c protein in S. mutans UA159. RESULTS: Similar to the whole cell activity of S. mutans, SMU_118c showed the highest affinity toward para-nitrophenyl acetate (pNPA) and para-nitrophenyl butyrate (pNPB) vs. ortho-nitrophenyl butyrate (oNPB) and butyrylthiocholine iodide (BTC) (p < 0.05). The esterase retained 60% of its activity after 21 days and hydrolyzed bisGMA at a higher rate than TEGDMA at both neutral and cariogenic pH (p < 0.001), similarly to the predominant human salivary esterase degradative activity. MS confirmed that SMU_118c is an intracellular protein in S. mutans UA159 and expressed under pathogenic (pH 5.5) growth conditions. SIGNIFICANCE: The similarity in the activity profile to the whole S. mutans bacterial cell, the stability over time at cariogenic pH, the preference to hydrolyze bisGMA and confirmed expression profile suggest that SMU_118c could be a significant contributor to the whole bacterial degradative activity of S. mutans toward the degradation of resin composites, adhesives and the restoration-tooth interface, potentially accelerating restoration's failure. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The current study builds upon our highly-cited previous study by Bourbia et al., (JDR, 2013) that reported on that the cariogenic bacterium, S. mutans has esterase-like activities that enable the bacterium to degrade dental composites and adhesives. The current submission is the first to report on the isolation and characterization of the specific esterase activity (SMU_118c) from S. mutans that is a significant contributor to the whole bacterial degradative activity toward the hydrolysis of dental resins. This activity compromises the restoration-tooth interface, increases interfacial bacterial microleakage (Kermanshahi et al., JDR 2010), potentially contributing to the pathogenesis of recurrent caries around resin composite restorations. This represent a significant contribution to the field of biomaterials and their clinical performance.
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