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ReviewMolecular oral microbiology2012

Sialic acid, periodontal pathogens and Tannerella forsythia: stick around and enjoy the feast!

G Stafford, S Roy, K Honma, A Sharma

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Review in Molecular oral microbiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

40 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

G StaffordOral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. G.Stafford@sheffield.ac.uk
S Roy
K Honma
A Sharma
University at Buffalo, State University of New York · USUniversity of Sheffield · GB

Funding

T. forsythia TLR2 ligands and surface glycans coordinate periodontal inflammationR01DE014749 · NIDCR · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI SHARMA, ASHU · 2003 to 2018
$4.9M
NIDCR NIH HHS DE014749NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE014749The Dunhill Medical Trust R185/0211Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontal pathogens, like any other human commensal or pathogenic bacterium, must possess both the ability to acquire the necessary growth factors and the means to adhere to surfaces or reside and survive in their environmental niche. Recent evidence has suggested that sialic acid containing host molecules may provide both of these requirements in vivo for several periodontal pathogens but most notably for the red complex organism Tannerella forsythia. Several other periodontal pathogens also possess sialic acid scavenging enzymes - sialidases, which can also expose adhesive epitopes, but might also act as adhesins in their own right. In addition, recent experimental work coupled with the release of several genome sequences has revealed that periodontal bacteria have a range of sialic acid uptake and utilization systems while others may also use sialic acid as a cloaking device on their surface to mimic host and avoid immune recognition. This review will focus on these systems in a range of periodontal bacteria with a focus on Ta. forsythia.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacterial AdhesionBacteroidesBiofilmsHumansMembrane Transport ProteinsMolecular MimicryN-Acetylneuraminic AcidNeuraminidasePeriodontitisVirulence FactorsMembrane Transport ProteinsN-Acetylneuraminic AcidNeuraminidaseVirulence Factors

Identifiers

PMID22230462
PMCPMC4049603
OpenAlexW1584724189

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