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ArticlemBio2021

CsrA Enhances Cyclic-di-GMP Biosynthesis and Yersinia pestis Biofilm Blockage of the Flea Foregut by Alleviating Hfq-Dependent Repression of the

Amelia R Silva-Rohwer, Kiara Held, Janelle Sagawa, Nicolas L Fernandez, Christopher M Waters, Viveka Vadyvaloo

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Article in mBio, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amelia R Silva-RohwerPaul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State Universitygrid.30064.31, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Kiara HeldPaul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State Universitygrid.30064.31, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Janelle SagawaPaul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State Universitygrid.30064.31, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Nicolas L FernandezDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State Universitygrid.17088.36, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Christopher M WatersDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State Universitygrid.17088.36, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Viveka VadyvalooPaul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State Universitygrid.30064.31, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Washington State University · USMichigan State University · US

Funding

Regulation of Yersinia pestis flea-borne transmissionR01AI117016 · NIAID · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI VADYVALOO, VIVEKA · 2016 to 2020
$2.2M
From structure to systems: Understanding cyclic di-GMP control of transcriptionR01GM109259 · NIGMS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI WATERS, CHRISTOPHER M · 2015 to 2019
$2.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI117016NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM109259
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plague-causing Yersinia pestis is transmitted through regurgitation when it forms a biofilm-mediated blockage in the foregut of its flea vector. This biofilm is composed of an extracellular polysaccharide substance (EPS) produced when cyclic-di-GMP (c-di-GMP) levels are elevated. The Y. pestis diguanylate cyclase enzymes HmsD and HmsT synthesize c-di-GMP. HmsD is required for biofilm blockage formation but contributes minimally to

Indexed as

AnimalsBiofilmsCyclic GMPGastrointestinal TractHost Factor 1 ProteinHost-Pathogen InteractionsRNA, MessengerSiphonapteraYersinia pestisbis(3',5')-cyclic diguanylic acidCyclic GMPHost Factor 1 ProteinRNA, Messengercarbon storage regulatorc-di-GMPXenopsylla cheopis fleasYersinia pestis

Identifiers

PMID34340543
PMCPMC8406273
OpenAlexW3193163209

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Registered trials

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