CinA is regulated via ComX to modulate genetic transformation and cell viability in Streptococcus mutans

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 331, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-52

  Mair, Richard W ^a   Senadheera, Dilani B ^a   Cvitkovitch, Dennis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell death; CinA; ComX; CSP; Genetic competence; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE STIMULATING PEPTIDE; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PEPTIDE; RECA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL KILLING; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CINA GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG TOLERANCE; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOSS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; KNOCKOUT GENE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULON; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84860448577     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2012.02550.x     Document Type: Article

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