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ArticleCurrent microbiology2018

Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate Modulates Natural Transformation of SigH-Expressing Staphylococcus aureus.

Le Thuy Thi Nguyen, Aya J Takemura, Ryosuke L Ohniwa, Shinji Saito, Kazuya Morikawa

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Article in Current microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Le Thuy Thi NguyenHuman Biology Program, School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Aya J TakemuraHuman Biology Program, School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Ryosuke L OhniwaCenter for Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shinji SaitoDivision of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Kazuya MorikawaDivision of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan. morikawa.kazuya.ga@u.tsukuba.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1503-7151
University of Tsukuba · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Expression of genes required for natural genetic competence in Staphylococcus aureus is controlled by an alternative transcription sigma factor, SigH. However, even in the SigH-expressing cells, the DNA transformation efficiency varies depending on culture conditions. We report here that cells grown in the competence-inducing medium (CS2 medium) exhibit enlarged morphology with disintegrated cell walls. Notably, an autolysis inhibitor, Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate (SPS), facilitated transformation in CS2 medium in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting the involvement of the cell wall metabolism in transformation. However, the transformation efficiency of cells grown in TSB was not improved by physical or enzymatic damage on the cell walls.

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Bacterial ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialPolyanetholesulfonateStaphylococcus aureusTransformation, GeneticBacterial ProteinsPolyanetholesulfonate

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PMID29209822
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