Evidence map›Paper›PMID 21447698›Full record

ReviewJournal of dental research2011

Molecular signaling mechanisms of the periopathogen, Treponema denticola.

J R Frederick, J Sarkar, J V McDowell, R T Marconi

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Review in Journal of dental research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Transcription regulator TrtA modulates oxygen stress response inApplied and environmental microbiology · 2025
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  6. Gut-Bone Axis: A Non-Negligible Contributor to Periodontitis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021
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  13. Dioxygen and nitric oxide scavenging by Treponema denticola flavodiiron protein: a mechanistic paradigm for catalysis.Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry · 2015
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  19. Treponema denticola interactions with host proteins.Journal of oral microbiology · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J R FrederickDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
J Sarkar
J V McDowell
R T Marconi
Virginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

VCU Neuroscience Center Core GrantP30NS047463 · NINDS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI POVLISHOCK, JOHN T · 2003 to 2013
$5.0M
Treponema denticola, complement regulatory proteins and periodontal diseaseR01DE017401 · NIDCR · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI MARCONI, RICHARD T · 2007 to 2011
$1.7M
NIDCR NIH HHS 5R01DE017401-04NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE017401NINDS NIH HHS 5P30NS047463-02NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS047463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the healthy subgingiva, oral treponemes account for a small percentage of the total bacteria. However, in diseased periodontal pockets, treponemes thrive and become a dominant component of the bacterial population. Oral treponemes are uniquely adept at capitalizing on the environmental conditions that develop with periodontal disease. The molecular basis of adaptive responses of oral treponemes is just beginning to be investigated and defined. The completion of several treponeme genome sequences and the characterization of global regulatory systems provide an important starting point in the analysis of signaling and adaptive responses. In this review, we discuss existing literature focused on the genetic regulatory mechanisms of Treponema denticola and present an overview of the possible roles of regulatory proteins identified through genome analyses. This information provides insight into the possible molecular mechanisms utilized by oral spirochetes to survive in the periodontal pocket and transition from a minor to a dominant organism.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, BacterialAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCyclic GMPDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesHistidine KinaseHumansPeriodontal PocketProtein KinasesSigma FactorSignal TransductionTreponema denticolaBacterial Proteinsbis(3',5')-cyclic diguanylic acidCyclic GMPDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesHistidine KinaseProtein KinasesRNA polymerase sigma 70Sigma Factor

Identifiers

PMID21447698
PMCPMC3173007
OpenAlexW2160637307

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