Quorum Sensing Regulation of Competence and Bacteriocins in Streptococcus pneumoniae and mutans

Bacteriocins of lactic acid bacteria: extending the family

(2016) Patricia Alvarez-Sieiro et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Quorum sensing signal–response systems in Gram-negative bacteria

(2016) Kai Papenfort et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Metabolic Context of the Competence-Induced Checkpoint for Cell Replication in Streptococcus suis

(2016) Edoardo Zaccaria et al.   PLoS One

New insights into the mode of action of the lantibiotic salivaricin B

(2016) Abdelahhad Barbour et al.   Scientific Reports

Coordinated Bacteriocin Expression and Competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae Contributes to Genetic Adaptation through Neighbor Predation

(2016) Wei-Yun Wholey et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Expression of Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteriocins Is Induced by Antibiotics via Regulatory Interplay with the Competence System

(2016) Morten Kjos et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Structural Insights into Streptococcal Competence Regulation by the Cell-to-Cell Communication System ComRS

(2016) Antoine Talagas et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Pheromone Recognition and Selectivity by ComR Proteins among Streptococcus Species

(2016) Erin Shanker et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Bacterial Cell–Cell Communication in the Host via RRNPP Peptide-Binding Regulators

(2016) David Perez-Pascual et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

An Essential Role for (p)ppGpp in the Integration of Stress Tolerance, Peptide Signaling, and Competence Development in Streptococcus mutans

(2016) Justin Kaspar et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Comprehensive Transcriptome Profiles of Streptococcus mutans UA159 Map Core Streptococcal Competence Genes

(2016) R. Khan et al.   mSystems

Disentangling competence for genetic transformation and virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2015) Jingjun Lin et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

Regulation of competence for natural transformation in streptococci

(2015) Laetitia Fontaine et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

The Alternative Sigma Factor SigX Controls Bacteriocin Synthesis and Competence, the Two Quorum Sensing Regulated Traits in Streptococcus mutans

(2015) Michael Reck et al.   PLoS Genetics

Antibiotic-Induced Replication Stress Triggers Bacterial Competence by Increasing Gene Dosage near the Origin

(2014) Jelle Slager et al.   CELL

Peptide conversations in Gram-positive bacteria

(2014) Véronique Monnet et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Natural Competence and the Evolution of DNA Uptake Specificity

(2014) J. C. Mell et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Competence for Genetic Transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Mutations in  A Bypass the comW Requirement

(2014) Y. Tovpeko et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Streptococcus pyogenes Biofilm Growth In Vitro and In Vivo and Its Role in Colonization, Virulence, and Genetic Exchange

(2014) Laura R. Marks et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Regulation of competence and gene expression inStreptococcus mutansby the RcrR transcriptional regulator

(2014) K. Seaton et al.   Molecular Oral Microbiology

Bacterial transformation: distribution, shared mechanisms and divergent control

(2014) Calum Johnston et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Control of Competence for DNA Transformation in Streptococcus suis by Genetically Transferable Pherotypes

(2014) Edoardo Zaccaria et al.   PLoS One

Extracellular Life Cycle of ComS, the Competence-Stimulating Peptide of Streptococcus thermophilus

(2013) R. Gardan et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Competence for Natural Genetic Transformation in the Streptococcus bovis Group Streptococci S. infantarius and S. macedonicus

(2013) D. A. Morrison et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Mechanism of competence activation by the ComRS signalling system in streptococci

(2013) Laetitia Fontaine et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Properties and Biological Role of Streptococcal Fratricins

(2012) Kari Helene Berg et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

An Extracelluar Protease, SepM, Generates Functional Competence-Stimulating Peptide in Streptococcus mutans UA159

(2012) M. S. Hossain et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Cell Death of Streptococcus mutans Induced by a Quorum-Sensing Peptide Occurs via a Conserved Streptococcal Autolysin

(2012) D. Dufour et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Extracellular Identification of a Processed Type II ComR/ComS Pheromone of Streptococcus mutans

(2012) R. Khan et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Development of Competence for Genetic Transformation of Streptococcus mutans in a Chemically Defined Medium

(2012) K. Desai et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

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

(2012) L. Mashburn-Warren et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Microfluidic study of competence regulation inStreptococcus mutans: environmental inputs modulate bimodal and unimodal expression ofcomX

(2012) Minjun Son et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

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

(2012) Bernard Martin et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

LuxS Mediates Iron-Dependent Biofilm Formation, Competence, and Fratricide in Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2011) Claudia Trappetti et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Subpopulation-Specific Transcriptome Analysis of Competence-Stimulating-Peptide-Induced Streptococcus mutans

(2011) A. Lemme et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Regulation of the Competence Pathway as a Novel Role Associated with a Streptococcal Bacteriocin

(2011) D. Dufour et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Competence in Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Regulated by the Rate of Ribosomal Decoding Errors

(2011) K. E. Stevens et al.   mBio

Conserved Mutations in the Pneumococcal Bacteriocin Transporter Gene, blpA, Result in a Complex Population Consisting of Producers and Cheaters

(2011) M. R. Son et al.   mBio

A Transcriptional Regulator and ABC Transporters Link Stress Tolerance, (p)ppGpp, and Genetic Competence in Streptococcus mutans

(2010) K. Seaton et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The hdrRM Operon of Streptococcus mutans Encodes a Novel Regulatory System for Coordinated Competence Development and Bacteriocin Production

(2010) T. Okinaga et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

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

(2010) Lauren Mashburn-Warren et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Examination of the hdrRM regulon yields insight into the competence system of Streptococcus mutans

(2010) T. Okinaga et al.   Molecular Oral 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

(2009) L. Fontaine et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Peptide alarmone signalling triggers an auto-active bacteriocin necessary for genetic competence

(2009) Julie A. Perry et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY