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ReviewFuture microbiology2019

Roles of two-component regulatory systems in antibiotic resistance.

Aimee Rp Tierney, Philip N Rather

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Review in Future microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 100 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

100 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Aimee Rp TierneyDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322 USA.
Philip N RatherDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322 USA.

Funding

Understanding B-Lactam Resistance in Acinetobacter baumanniiR01AI072219 · NIAID · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI ROBERT A. BONOMO, Philip N. Rather · 2007 to 2026
$6.6M
Antimicrobial Resistance and Therapeutic Discovery Training ProgramT32AI106699 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Graeme L Conn, Joanna B Goldberg · 2014 to 2026
$2.7M
Manipulating a Virulence Switch to Combat Acinetobacter baumannii InfectionsI01BX001725 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI RATHER, PHILIP N. · 2013 to 2024
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BLRD Research Career Scientist Award ApplicationIK6BX004470 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI Philip N. Rather · 2019 to 2026
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BLRD VA I01 BX001725BLRD VA IK6 BX004470NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI072219NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI106699
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two-component regulatory systems (TCSs) are a major mechanism by which bacteria sense and respond to changes in their environment. TCSs typically consist of two proteins that bring about major regulation of the cell genome through coordinated action mediated by phosphorylation. Environmental conditions that activate TCSs are numerous and diverse and include exposure to antibiotics as well as conditions inside a host. The resulting regulatory action often involves activation of antibiotic defenses and changes to cell physiology that increase antibiotic resistance. Examples of resistance mechanisms enacted by TCSs contained in this review span those found in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive species and include cell surface modifications, changes in cell permeability, increased biofilm formation, and upregulation of antibiotic-degrading enzymes.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaBacterial ProteinsBiofilmsCell Membrane PermeabilityDrug Resistance, BacterialGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGenes, BacterialHistidine KinaseMembrane Transport ProteinsPhosphorylationSignal TransductionStress, PhysiologicalUp-RegulationAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsHistidine KinaseMembrane Transport Proteinsantibiotic resistanceresponse regulatorsensor histidine kinasesignal transductiontwo-component regulatory system

Identifiers

PMID31066586
PMCPMC6526388

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