Transcriptional Profiling Reveals the Importance of RcrR in the Regulation of Multiple Sugar Transportation and Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus mutans

Tao Gong; Xiaoya He; Jiamin Chen; Boyu Tang; Ting Zheng; Meiling Jing; Yongwang Lin; Yangyang Pan; Qizhao Ma; Yuqing Li; Xuedong Zhou

doi:10.1128/mSystems.00788-21

mSystems (Aug 2021)

Transcriptional Profiling Reveals the Importance of RcrR in the Regulation of Multiple Sugar Transportation and Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus mutans

Tao Gong,
Xiaoya He,
Jiamin Chen,
Boyu Tang,
Ting Zheng,
Meiling Jing,
Yongwang Lin,
Yangyang Pan,
Qizhao Ma,
Yuqing Li,
Xuedong Zhou

Affiliations

Tao Gong: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Xiaoya He: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Jiamin Chen: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Boyu Tang: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Ting Zheng: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Meiling Jing: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Yongwang Lin: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Yangyang Pan: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Qizhao Ma: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Yuqing Li: ORCiD; State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Xuedong Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00788-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 4

Abstract

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The human oral cavity is a constantly changing environment. Tooth decay is a commonly prevalent chronic disease mainly caused by the cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutansS. mutans

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ISSN: 2379-5077 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msystems

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