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pH Regulation by Streptococcus mutans

S.G. Dashper

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, School of Dental Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 711 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia

E.C. Reynolds

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, School of Dental Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 711 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia

The intracellular pH (pH i) optimum for glycolysis in Streptococcus mutans Ingbritt was determined to be 7.0 by use of the ionophore gramicidin for manipulation of pHi. Glycolytic activity decreased to zero as the pHi was lowered from 7.0 to 5.0. In contrast, glycolysis had an extracellular pH (pHo) optimum of 6.0 with a much broader profile. The relative insensitivity of glycolysis to the lowering of pHo was attributed to the ability of S. mutans to maintain a transmembrane pH gradient (ApH, inside more alkaline) at low pHo. At a pHo of 5.0, glycolyzing cells of S. mutans maintained a {Delta}pH of1.37 ± 0.09 units. The maintenance of this{Delta}pH was dependent on the concentration of potassium ions in the extracellular medium. Potassium was rapidly taken up by glycolyzing cells of S. mutans at a rate of 70 nmol/mg dry weight/min. This uptake was dependent on the presence of both ATP and a proton motive-force ({Delta}p). The addition of N-N'dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD) to glycolyzing cells of S. mutans caused a partial collapse ofthe {Delta}pH. Growth of S. mutans at pHo 5.5 in continuous culture resulted in the maintenance of a ApH larger than that produced by cells grown at pH o 7.0. These results suggest the presence of a proton-translocating F1Fo ATPase in S. mutans whose activity is regulated by the intracellular pH and transmembrane electrical potential ({Delta}{psi}). The production of an artificial {Delta}p of 124 mV across the cell membrane of S. mutans did not result in proton movement through the F 1Fo-ATPase coupled to ATP synthesis. This suggests that ATP synthesis is not driven by the low {Delta}p values obtained under physiological conditions in S. mutans. Therefore, the major role of the F1 Fo-ATPase is likely to be in pHi regulation. The extracellular concentration of sodium had no effect on {Delta}pH maintenance in glycolyzing cells, whereas the addition of 500 µmol/L fluoride caused a significant fall in pHi. S. mutans was able to grow in the absence of a {Delta}p, indicating that the transmembrane circulation of protons is not obligatory for growth of this organism.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 71, No. 5, 1159-1165 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345920710050601
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