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ArticleBMC microbiology2021

Antisense yycG modulates the susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to hydrogen peroxide via the sarA.

Shizhou Wu, Yunjie Liu, Lei Lei, Hui Zhang

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shizhou WuDepartment of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Alley, Sichuan, 610041, Chengdu, P.R. China.
Yunjie LiuWest China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Lei LeiDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases,, Sichuan University, NO.14 Third Section, Renmin South Road, Sichuan, 610041, Chengdu, P.R. China. leilei@scu.edu.cn.
Hui ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Alley, Sichuan, 610041, Chengdu, P.R. China. caesarzh@163.com.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

Funding

Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province 2018SZ0125Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province 2021YJ0455West China Hospital, Sichuan University 2020HXBH134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe infectious pathogen Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is primarily associated with osteomyelitis. Hydrogen peroxide drainage is an effective antimicrobial treatment that has been adopted to combat S. aureus infections. Previous investigations have indicated that the antisense RNA (asRNA) strategy negatively modulates S. aureus YycFG TCS, and it significantly disrupts biofilm formation. However, the effects of the antisense yycG RNA (ASyycG) strategy on the susceptibility of biofilm-producing S. aureus to hydrogen peroxide and the mechanisms underlying this effect have not been elucidated to date.

resultsOverexpression of ASyycG inhibited the transcription of biofilm formation-related genes, including sarA and icaA. Additionally, the CFU counts and the live bacterial ratios of ASyycG biofilm-producing S. aureus treated with H

conclusionsASyycG was observed to sensitize biofilm-producing S. aureus to H

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsBiofilmsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHumansHydrogen PeroxideRNA, AntisenseStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsHydrogen PeroxideRNA, AntisenseAntisenseHydrogen peroxidesarAStaphylococcus aureusYycFG

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PMID34053439
PMCPMC8165985
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