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ReviewThe Japanese dental science review2021

Small regulatory RNAs of oral streptococci and periodontal bacteria.

Yuichi Oogai, Masanobu Nakata

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Review in The Japanese dental science review, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 55% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. TheFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuichi OogaiDepartment of Oral Microbiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan.
Masanobu NakataDepartment of Oral Microbiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan.
Kagoshima University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) belong to a family of non-coding RNAs, and many of which regulate expression of genes via interaction with mRNA. The recent popularity of high-throughput next generation sequencers have presented abundant sRNA-related data, including sRNAs of several different oral bacterial species. Some sRNA candidates have been validated in terms of their expression and interaction with target mRNAs. Since the oral cavity is an environment constantly exposed to various stimuli, such as fluctuations in temperature and pH, and osmotic pressure, as well as changes in nutrient availability, oral bacteria require rapid control of gene expression for adaptation to such diverse conditions, while regulation via interactions of sRNAs with mRNA provides advantages for rapid adaptation. This review summarizes methods effective for identification and validation of sRNAs, as well as sRNAs identified to be associated with oral bacterial species, including cariogenic and periodontal pathogens, together with their confirmed and putative target genes.

Indexed as

Antisense RNANon-coding RNAOral bacteriaPeriodontal pathogensSmall regulatory RNAStreptococcus

Identifiers

PMID34745393
PMCPMC8551640
OpenAlexW3209834225

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Registered trials

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