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ArticleInfection and immunity2021

c-di-AMP Is Essential for the Virulence of

Shivani Kundra, Ling Ning Lam, Jessica K Kajfasz, Leila G Casella, Marissa J Andersen, Jacqueline Abranches, Ana L Flores-Mireles, José A Lemos

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 28 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shivani Kundra *Department of Oral Biology, University of Floridagrid.15276.37grid.413116.0 College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Ling Ning Lam *Department of Oral Biology, University of Floridagrid.15276.37grid.413116.0 College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0568-8628
Jessica K KajfaszDepartment of Oral Biology, University of Floridagrid.15276.37grid.413116.0 College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8977-8449
Leila G CasellaDepartment of Oral Biology, University of Floridagrid.15276.37grid.413116.0 College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Marissa J AndersenDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Norte Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
Jacqueline AbranchesDepartment of Oral Biology, University of Floridagrid.15276.37grid.413116.0 College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6615-7348
Ana L Flores-MirelesDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Norte Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
José A LemosDepartment of Oral Biology, University of Floridagrid.15276.37grid.413116.0 College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0791-5863
University of Florida · USUniversity of Notre Dame · US

Funding

Comprehensive Training Program in Oral BiologyT90DE021990 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Jose A Lemos · 2011 to 2026
$8.2M
Understanding the role of catheter-associated protein deposition in the development of CAUTIR01DK128805 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI FLORES-MIRELES, ANA LIDIA, HOWELL, CAITLIN L · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
Regulatory Nucleotides of Enterococcus faecalisR21AI135158 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI LEMOS, JOSE A · 2018 to 2019
$419k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI135158NIDCR NIH HHS T90 DE021990NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK128805
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Second messenger nucleotides are produced by bacteria in response to environmental stimuli and play a major role in the regulation of processes associated with bacterial fitness, including but not limited to osmoregulation, envelope homeostasis, central metabolism, and biofilm formation. In this study, we uncovered the biological significance of c-di-AMP in the opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecalis by isolating and characterizing strains lacking genes responsible for c-di-AMP synthesis (

Indexed as

AnimalsBiofilmsDinucleoside PhosphatesEnterococcus faecalisFimbriae, BacterialGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansVirulencecyclic diadenosine phosphateDinucleoside Phosphatesc-di-AMPenterococcusosmotic stresspathogenesissecond messenger nucleotidestress responseurinary tract infection

Identifiers

PMID34424750
PMCPMC8519298
OpenAlexW3196071157

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