Direct involvement of DprA, the transformation-dedicated RecA loader, in the shut-off of pneumococcal competence

Induction of competence for genetic transformation by antibiotics: convergent evolution of stress responses in distant bacterial species lacking SOS?

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The Cryptic Competence Pathway in Streptococcus pyogenes Is Controlled by a Peptide Pheromone

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ComE/ComE∼P interplay dictates activation or extinction status of pneumococcal X-state (competence)

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Structure-function analysis of pneumococcal DprA protein reveals that dimerization is crucial for loading RecA recombinase onto DNA during transformation

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Negative control in two-component signal transduction by transmitter phosphatase activity

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Role of the Single-Stranded DNA–Binding Protein SsbB in Pneumococcal Transformation: Maintenance of a Reservoir for Genetic Plasticity

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Increasing competence in the genus Streptococcus

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Expression and maintenance of ComD-ComE, the two-component signal-transduction system that controls competence ofStreptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) Bernard Martin et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

A novel double-tryptophan peptide pheromone controls competence in Streptococcus spp. via an Rgg regulator

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Biological Insights from Structures of Two-Component Proteins

(2009) Rong Gao et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

The Oligopeptide Transport System Is Essential for the Development of Natural Competence in Streptococcus thermophilus Strain LMD-9

(2009) R. Gardan et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

A Novel Pheromone Quorum-Sensing System Controls the Development of Natural Competence in Streptococcus thermophilus and Streptococcus salivarius

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