Search Results - "Senadheera, D. B"

Role of the Streptococcus mutans CRISPR-Cas Systems in Immunity and Cell Physiology by Serbanescu, M. A, Cordova, M, Krastel, K, Flick, R, Beloglazova, N, Latos, A, Yakunin, A. F, Senadheera, D. B, Cvitkovitch, D. G

“…CRISPR-Cas systems provide adaptive microbial immunity against invading viruses and plasmids. The cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans UA159 has two…”
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Regulation of Bacteriocin Production and Cell Death by the VicRK Signaling System in Streptococcus mutans by Senadheera, D. B, Cordova, M, Ayala, E. A, Chávez de Paz, L. E, Singh, K, Downey, J. S, Svensäter, G, Goodman, S. D, Cvitkovitch, D. G

“…The VicRK two-component signaling system modulates biofilm formation, genetic competence, and stress tolerance in Streptococcus mutans. We show here that the…”
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Dissecting the Role of VicK Phosphatase in Aggregation and Biofilm Formation of Streptococcus mutans by Wang, S., Long, L., Yang, X., Qiu, Y., Tao, T., Peng, X., Li, Y., Han, A., Senadheera, D.B., Downey, J.S., Goodman, S.D., Zhou, X., Cvitkovitch, D.G.

“…VicRK (WalRK or YycFG) is a conserved 2-component regulatory system (TCS) that regulates cell division, cell wall biosynthesis, and homeostasis in low-GC…”
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Molecular and structural basis of glutathione import in Gram‐positive bacteria via GshT and the cystine ABC importer TcyBC of Streptococcus mutans by Vergauwen, Bjorn, Verstraete, Kenneth, Senadheera, Dilani B., Dansercoer, Ann, Cvitkovitch, Dennis G., Guédon, Eric, Savvides, Savvas N.

“…Summary Glutathione (GSH) protects cells against oxidative injury and maintains a range of vital functions across all branches of life. Despite recent advances…”
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