Evidence map›Paper›PMID 17160602›Full record

ReviewWiener klinische Wochenschrift2006

Evolving models of Lyme disease spirochete gene regulation.

Brian Stevenson, Kate von Lackum, Sean P Riley, Anne E Cooley, Michael E Woodman, Tomasz Bykowski

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Review in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brian StevensonDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, MS 415 Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA. brian.stevenson@uky.edu
Kate von Lackum
Sean P Riley
Anne E Cooley
Michael E Woodman
Tomasz Bykowski
Albert B. Chandler Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis), is well-adapted to maintain a natural cycle of alternately infecting vertebrates and blood-sucking ticks. During this cycle, B. burgdorferi interacts with a broad spectrum of vertebrate and arthropod tissues, acquires nutrients in diverse environments and evades killing by vertebrate and tick immune systems. The bacterium also senses when situations occur that necessitate transmission between hosts, such as when an infected tick is taking a blood meal from a potential host. To accurately accomplish the requirements necessary for survival in nature, B. burgdorferi must be keenly aware of its surroundings and respond accordingly. In this review, we trace studies performed to elucidate regulatory mechanisms employed by B. burgdorferi to control gene expression, and the development of models or "paradigms" to explain experimental results. Through comparisons of five borrelial gene families, it is readily apparent that each is controlled through a distinct mechanism. Furthermore, those results indicate that current models of interpreting in vitro data cannot accurately predict all aspects of B. burgdorferi environmental sensing and gene regulation in vivo.

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Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenes, BacterialAnimalsBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacteriological TechniquesBorrelia burgdorferiCulture MediaDisease Models, AnimalHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLipoproteinsLyme DiseaseModels, GeneticTemperatureTicksBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsCulture MediaLipoproteins

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PMID17160602
OpenAlexW1974005376

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