Regulation of competence and gene expression in Streptococcus mutans by the RcrR transcriptional regulator

Molecular Oral Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 147-159

  Seaton, K ^a   Ahn, S J ^a   Burne, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autolysis; Dental caries; Genetic competence; Peptide signalling; Transcriptional regulator

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMY PROTEIN; RCRR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; START CODON; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; BINDING SITE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84924415814     PISSN: 20411006     EISSN: 20411014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/omi.12079     Document Type: Article

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