Close correlation of streptococcal DNase B (sdaB) alleles with emm genotypes in Streptococcus pyogenes

Masakado Matsumoto*, Kenji Sakae, Shinnosuke Hashikawa, Keizo Torii, Tadao Hasegawa, Toshinobu Horii, Miyoko Endo, Rumi Okuno, Shoko Murayama, Kyoko Hirasawa, Rieko Suzuki, Junko Isobe, Daisuke Tanaka, Chihiro Katsukawa, Aki Tamaru, Masaaki Tomita, Kikuyo Ogata, Tadayoshi Ikebe, Haruo Watanabe, Michio OhtaH. Saito, K. Otani, M. Oguro, J. Fujisaki, K. Sugama, S. Hosorogi, M. Sakaki, Y. Kasama, H. Tanaka, C. Sunahara, T. Shimizu, S. Moroishi, Y. Abe, J. Kudaka

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Abstract

DNase B is a major nuclease and a possible virulence factor in Streptococcus pyogenes. The allelic diversity of streptococcal DNase B (sdaB) gene was investigated in 83 strains with 14 emm genotypes. Of the 15 alleles identified, 11 alleles carried only synonymous nucleotide substitutions. On the other hand, 4 alleles had a non-synonymous substitution other than synonymous substitutions, resulting in the substitution of a single amino acid. The distribution of each allele was generally emm genotype-specific. Only sdaB7 was found in both emm2 and emm4. The promoter region was highly conserved and DNase B protein was similarly expressed in all alleles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)925-929
Number of pages5
JournalMicrobiology and Immunology
Volume49
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005

Keywords

  • SdaB gene
  • Streptococcus pyogenes
  • emm genotype

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Virology

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