GEO DataSets

(Submitter supplied) In this report, codY mutant strains were constructed and used to demonstrate the relationship of (p)ppGpp synthesized by RelP and RelQ with the activation of CodY. In addition, because CodY has not been studied in S. mutans, we used microarrays to demonstrate that this protein function as a global regulator of gene expression in S. mutans. Keywords: stress response, gene knockout analysis

Organism:

Streptococcus mutans

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL4340

8 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Streptococcus mutans, the primary etiological agent of human dental caries, has developed multiple mechanisms to colonize and form biofilms on the tooth surface. The brpA gene codes for a predicted surface-associated protein with apparent roles in biofilm formation, autolysis, and cell division. In this study, we used two models to further characterize the biofilm-forming characteristics of a BrpA-deficient mutant, strain TW14. more...

Organism:

Streptococcus mutans

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL4340

14 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) CcpA is a global regulator of transcription in Gram-positive bacteria that controls gene expression in response to carbohydrate availability. Using the fructan hydrolase (fruA) gene of S. mutans as a model, we demonstrate that CcpA does indeed play a major role in carbohydrate catabolite repression. Using DNA microarrays, the expression of at least 170 genes differed in CcpA-deficient cells compared to the parental strains when cells are grown in the presence of glucose, but only 90 genes showed altered expression when cells were cultivated in the poorly-repressing substrate galactose. more...

Organism:

Streptococcus mutans

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL4340

16 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) The production of (p)ppGpp by Streptococcus mutans UA159 is catalyzed by three gene products, RelA, RelP and RelQ. Here, we investigate the role of the RelA (Rel) homologue of S. mutans in the stringent response and in global control of gene expression. RelA of S. mutans was shown to synthesize pppGpp in vitro from GTP and ATP in the absence of added ribosomes, as well as in vivo in an E. coli relA-spoT mutant. more...

Organism:

Streptococcus mutans

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL4340

16 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) To gain further insights into the molecular basis of the effects of oxygen on biofilm formation by S. mutans (Ahn and Burne, 2007), we used DNA microarrays to analyze gene expression profiles of cells cultured under aerobic or anaerobic conditions. Keywords: Oxygen, Biofilm, Caries, Microarray

Organism:

Streptococcus mutans

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL4340

8 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) The phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system (PTS) is the major carbohydrate transport system in oral streptococci. The mannose-PTS of Streptococcus mutans, which transports mannose and glucose, is involved in carbon catabolite repression (CCR) and regulates the expression of known virulence genes. In this study, we investigated the role of EIIGlc and EIIABMan in sugar metabolism, gene regulation, biofilm formation, and competence. more...

Organism:

Streptococcus mutans

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL4340

12 Samples

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