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Elucidation of novel gene regulation mechanism involved in the global regulation system of cariogenic bacterium

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K15756
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Orthodontics/Pediatric dentistry
Research InstitutionHiroshima University

Principal Investigator

KOZAI KATSUYUKI  広島大学, 医歯薬保健学研究科(歯), 教授 (10178212)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 光畑 智恵子  広島大学, 医歯薬保健学研究科(歯), 准教授 (10335664)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsミュータンス菌 / デグラドゾーム / 環境適応 / 伝播 / Streptococcus mutans / Degradosome / ミュータンスレンサ球菌 / デグラドソーム / 齲蝕
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Streptococcus mutans(SM), cariogenic bacterium, develops biofilm and adapts itself to various environmental stresses in the biofilm. There is possibility that SM is controlled by global gene regulation, formation of multiprotein complex called degradosome and small RNA as the method. We performed Pull down assays which were used by each construction, but the necessity of the further examination became clear. On the other hand, for the search of global gene regulator, we examined the formation of cell body outside many sugar of the SM and the increase and decrease of the onset of gene expression under the environmental stress by triterpenoid compounds as anti-cariogenic agents. Including covR of Global response regulator, a change was accepted in the gene which affected formation of exopolysaccharide and quorum sensing. A tendency to reduction of the gene expression to be concerned with formation of exopolysaccharide and acid-resistant was related with MS transmission.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2017 2015

All Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Presentation] Characteristics in gene expression affecting transmission of Streptococcus mutans2017

    • Author(s)
      Chieko Mitsuhata, Nao Kado, Mega M.Puteri, Yuko Iwamoto, Nobuyuki Tatsukawa and Katsuyuki Kozai
    • Organizer
      26th IAPD CONGRESS
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Analysis of effectiveness of triterpenoid compounds for prevention of dental caries2015

    • Author(s)
      Mitsuhata C., Tatsukawa N., Ohara Y., Iwamoto Y., Kozai K
    • Organizer
      The 25th Congress of International Association of Paediatric dentistry
    • Place of Presentation
      Glasgow (UK)
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-03
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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