TABLE 1.
Mini-Mu transposition insertion mutants in S. aureus S30 showing significantly defective biofilm formation after 6 h growth on polystyrene plates
| S30 Em-Mu mutant | NCBI gene identification | N315 locus taga | Gene name(s) | Gene product(s) or domain similarity(ies) | Insertion site sequenceb | Em-Mu orientationc | PIAd | WTAe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ω8105 | 15926180 | SA0461 | mfd | Transcription-repair coupling factor | TTTCATACGTTTCTTTCAAATCATTGCGCA | → | ± | + |
| Ω7462 | 15926315 | SA0594 | tagGH | Intergenic region between tagH (teichoic acid translocation ATP-binding protein) and tagG (teichoic acid translocation permease) | ATGATTGTATACTATAATGTATTTGTAATA | ← | + | + |
| Ω332 | 15926363 | SA0641 | mgr/norR/rat | Transcriptional regulator, MarR family | GTTAGATTGTACTTCTTAAAAACTTTGTTA | → | ± | + |
| Ω7937 | 15926423 | SA0701 | bfd1 | HPf, GGDEF domain | CTTAGGTAATGTAAAAGAATTTGATAGTAC | ← | ± | + |
| Ω9135 | 15926604 | SA0874 | bfd2 | HP, similar to multidrug resistance protein, major facilitator family | TTGCATGGATATTATATTATTTTGTCGATG | ← | ± | + |
| Ω7971 | 15926643 | SA0909 | fmtA | Autolysis and methicillin resistance-related protein | TCCATGGTTTAAAACATCTAAGCCTATCCC | ← | − | − |
| Ω7639 | 15926643 | SA0909 | fmtA | Autolysis and methicillin resistance-related protein | AACAGTAAAGACTTGTCCAAAGAATCCCCC | → | − | − |
| Ω7105 | 15926643 | SA0909 | fmtA | Autolysis and methicillin resistance-related protein | ACAACTACATACTTATCATTATAGTAAACA | → | − | − |
| Ω7586 | 15926675 | SA0940 | bfd3 | HP, predicted hydrolase of metallo-β-lactamase/β-CASP superfamily | GCCATTGAATATCTTTATTTTGATTTAACT | → | ± | + |
| Ω5690 | 15926799 | SA1059 | fmt | Methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase | CCTAATACACTTAATTTATCATGCATCGTA | → | − | + |
| Ω904 | 15926804 | SA1064 | bfd4 | HP, similar to yjeQ (engC) GTPase | ATGGTCGTATCTAAATTGCGCAATATTCCC | → | − | + |
| Ω5300 | 15926833 | SA1093 | bfd5 | HP, similar to DNA topoisomerase I topA | GCTACTAAAGAAACCGTCGATTACTTTCCT | → | ± | + |
| Ω6900 | 15926838 | SA1098 | codY | GTP-sensing pleiotropic transcription repressor | TTCTTCCAACATTTGAATAATTCTTTGACT | → | − | + |
| Ω6441 | 15926858 | SA1118 | bfd6 | HP, predicted hydrolase of metallo-β-lactamase/β-CASP superfamily | GCAATGATAACTTCCATATTAGCAGAAGCC | → | − | + |
| Ω1105 | 15926884 | SA1142 | glpD | Aerobic glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase | GCCGCCTTTTAGACCTTCTTTTTTAACTAA | → | ± | + |
| Ω819 | 15926945 | SA1197 | tyrA | Prephenate dehydrogenase | GTTTTATTACTCAAGGTGATATCTTTCCAC | → | − | + |
| Ω1084 | 15927073 | SA1323 | srrA | Staphylococcal respiratory DNA-binding response regulator SrrA | ATAATAATCGGTGTTTGTTTATGTTCACGC | → | ++ | + |
| Ω4536 | 15927656 | SA1885 | bfd7 | HP, predicted ATP-dependent RNA helicase, DEAD box family | GCAGGTAGCTGAACAATTAAGAGAATTTAG | → | ± | + |
| Ω8686 | 15927656 | SA1885 | bfd7 | HP, predicted ATP-dependent RNA helicase, DEAD box family | ATAGGCATACCACCGAATACAGTAACAACT | → | ± | + |
| Ω7546 | 15927681 | SA1909 | atpF | ATP synthase β chain | TTCAAGTTTCTGTGCATTTAACTTAGCTTG | → | ± | − |
| Ω1348 | 15928079 | SA2288 | gtaB | UTP-glucose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase | TTGGTTATCATTATTCATACGTTCAATCGC | → | + | + |
| Ω3412 | 15928146 | SA2354 | bfd8 | HP, putative membrane acyltransferase | GTGATGAAATGAATCACTATCATAAGCTCC | → | − | + |
| Ω6936 | 15928157 | SA2364 | bfd9 | HP, putative DNA binding TetR superfamily transcriptional regulator | TTCAATTCGTTGCCTATTCTCTTTTGCATC | → | − | + |
| Ω4681 | 15928252 | SA2459 | icaA | Intercellular adhesion protein A | ACCATATTATATGATTGAGAATTTCAAACA | ← | − | + |
| Ω8779 | 15928252 | SA2459 | icaA | Intercellular adhesion protein A | AATATGGTGCATCTTGATCAACGATAGTAT | → | ND | ND |
| Ω3408 | 15928252 | SA2459 | icaA | Intercellular adhesion protein A | CTCAAACATCAAAATATATAAAGGAAACCT | → | ND | ND |
| Ω598 | 15928252 | SA2459 | icaA | Intercellular adhesion protein A | ATCGAGATGATTTGCTCAAACATCAAAATA | → | ND | ND |
| Ω2514 | 15928252 | SA2459 | icaA | Intercellular adhesion protein A | TTTATANAAGTCATAGTAAATGATGATAGT | → | ND | ND |
| Ω4079 | 15928253 | SA2460 | icaD | Intercellular adhesion protein D | CAAAAGACACAAGATATAGCGATAAGCTGC | → | − | + |
| Ω7762 | 15928253 | SA2460 | icaD | Intercellular adhesion protein D | ATTGTAAGAGAAACAGCACTTATCGCTATA | ← | ND | ND |
| Ω8184 | 15928254 | SA2461 | icaB | Intercellular adhesion protein B | CAGGCAATATGATCAAGATACTCAACACTA | → | − | + |
| Ω8138 | 15928254 | SA2461 | icaB | Intercellular adhesion protein B | CTGGCATTAAATTATCACCGTGTAAGAAAA | ← | ND | ND |
| Ω8501 | 15928254 | SA2461 | icaB | Intercellular adhesion protein B | GCTCAAAAGCATCATCACTAATTAATCTAA | → | ND | ND |
| Ω1974 | 15928255 | SA2462 | icaC | Intercellular adhesion protein C | GCGTGCAAATACCCAAGATAACAATAAACA | → | − | + |
| Ω5319 | 15928255 | SA2462 | icaC | Intercellular adhesion protein C | ACTGTAAAACAATCCCATTAATATGTAAGG | → | ND | ND |
| Ω8945 | 15928255 | SA2462 | icaC | Intercellular adhesion protein C | CTCAAAATAAAGAATTGCATGATAACAACG | → | ND | ND |
| Ω5960 | 15928255 | SA2462 | icaC | Intercellular adhesion protein C | CTCAAAATAAAGAATTGCATGATAACAACG | → | ND | ND |
| Ω2041 | 15928255 | SA2462 | icaC | Intercellular adhesion protein C | ATAACTAAATAACGTTCTAAGAAATTTAAT | → | ND | ND |
Open reading frame numbering (ordered sequence tag) from the N315 genome.
The first 30 nucleotides after the Em-Mu disruption site in the gene sequence are indicated.
Transcription sense of Em-Mu cassette relative to the insertion site.
Immunoreactivity to polysaccharide intercellular adhesion antigen was scored with polyclonal anti-PIA antibodies on whole-cell extracts. +, approximate wild-type expression level (≥80%); ++, above S30 wild-type expression level; ±, reduced expression; −, equivalent Ω 4681 icaA mutant expression level.
Wall teichoic acid extraction, polyacrylamide gel resolution and staining: +, wild-type expression level; −, SA113 tagO mutant expression level.
HP, hypothetical protein.