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ArticlemBio2023

Small Molecule Attenuates Bacterial Virulence by Targeting Conserved Response Regulator.

Chang Liu, Hua Zhang, Xian Peng, Meghan S Blackledge, Robert E Furlani, Haoting Li, Zhaoming Su, Roberta J Melander, Christian Melander, Suzanne Michalek and 1 more

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Article in mBio, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 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

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chang LiuDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Hua ZhangDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Xian PengDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Meghan S BlackledgeDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
Robert E FurlaniDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
Haoting LiDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
Zhaoming SuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
Roberta J MelanderDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
Christian MelanderDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
Suzanne MichalekDepartment of Integrative Biomedical & Diagnostic Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Hui WuDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
University of Notre Dame · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USOregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF CARIOGENIC BIOFILMSR01DE022350 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Christian Corey Melander, Hui Wu · 2012 to 2026
$4.3M
BACTERIAL SECOND MESSENGER MEDIATED VIRULENCE REGULATION IN STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANSR01DE028329 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI WU, HUI · 2019 to 2023
$1.7M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE022350NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE028329
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibiotic tolerance within a biofilm community presents a serious public health challenge. Here, we report the identification of a 2-aminoimidazole derivative that inhibits biofilm formation by two pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria, Streptococcus mutans and Staphylococcus aureus. In S. mutans, the compound binds to VicR, a key response regulator, at the N-terminal receiver domain, and concurrently inhibits expression of

Indexed as

Anti-Infective AgentsDental CariesStaphylococcal InfectionsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiofilmsRatsStaphylococcus aureusStreptococcus mutansVirulenceAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective Agentsbiofilmsresponse regulatorsmall moleculevirulence

Identifiers

PMID37074183
PMCPMC10294662
OpenAlexW4366351497

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