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Competence regulation in Staphylococcus aureus

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25860313
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Bacteriology (including mycology)
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

MORIKAWA Kazuya  筑波大学, 医学医療系, 准教授 (90361328)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords黄色ブドウ球菌 / 形質転換 / コンピテンス / 薬剤耐性 / 自然形質転換 / シグマ因子
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal bacterium living in our nasal cavities. It is also an important human pathogen, and has acquired a variety of virulence factors and antibiotics resistance genes through horizontal gene transfer.
In the present study, we focused on natural genetic competence. We succeeded in identification of factors that can sense environmental stimuli and control the expression of DNA incorporation machinery. We also succeeded in identification of growth conditions that increases transformation frequency. In addition, we found that some of the currently used antibiotics can affect the natural transformation. Thus, this study first clarified new aspects on the evolutionary ability by natural genetic competence in S. aureus.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2015 2014 2013 Other

All Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (6 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] First evidences of genetic transformation via natural competence in Staphylococcus aureus.2013

    • Author(s)
      Le Thuy Nguyen Thi, Aya J Takemura, Yumiko Inose, Melody Tsai, Toshiko Ohta, Tarek Msadek, and Kazuya Morikawa
    • Journal Title

      J Bacteriol Parasitol

      Volume: 4 Issue: 01 Pages: 114-114

    • DOI

      10.4172/2155-9597.s1.003

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 黄色ブドウ球菌は多数の機能未知遺伝子を集団の一部で発現させる2015

    • Author(s)
      竹村彩 森川一也
    • Organizer
      第88回細菌学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      岐阜
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-26 – 2015-03-28
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Involvement of the transcription factor ComK in Staphylococcus aureus competence regulation2014

    • Author(s)
      Veronica Medrano Romero, Ryosuke L Ohniwa, Le Thuy Nguyen Thi, Michel Debarbouille, Tarek Msadek, Kazuya Morikawa
    • Organizer
      The 13th Joint Mini-symposium of National Taiwan University, Kyoto University, and University of Tsukuba
    • Place of Presentation
      Tsukuba
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-26 – 2014-09-27
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of Antibiotics on Natural Transformation in SigH-expressing Staphylococcus aureus.2014

    • Author(s)
      Le Thuy Nguyen Thi, Kazuya Morikawa
    • Organizer
      XIVth International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology
    • Place of Presentation
      Canada
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-27 – 2014-08-01
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Expression of a Cryptic Sigma Factor Unveils Natural Competence for DNA Transformation in S. aureus.2013

    • Author(s)
      Aya J. Takemura, Kazuya Morikawa, Le Thuy Nguyen Thi , Yumiko Inose, Melody Tsai, , Toshiko Ohta, Tarek Msadek
    • Organizer
      7th Conference on Functional Genomics of Gram-positive Microorganisms
    • Place of Presentation
      Montecatini Terme, Italy
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] First evidences of genetic transformation via natural competence in Staphyloccus aureus.2013

    • Author(s)
      Le Thuy Nguyen Thi, Aya J. Takemura, Yumiko Inose, Melody Tsai, Toshiko Ohta, Tarek Msadek, Kazuya Morikawa
    • Organizer
      International Congress on Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases
    • Place of Presentation
      Baltimore, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Bacterial adaptation beyond the stress response

    • Author(s)
      Kazuya Morikawa
    • Organizer
      Symposium: Three Domains of Life “from molecules to organisms”
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学(京都市)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 筑波大学医学医療系微生物学

    • URL

      http://www.md.tsukuba.ac.jp/basic-med/infectionbiology/microbiology/index.html

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 筑波大学医学医療系微生物学研究室

    • URL

      http://www.md.tsukuba.ac.jp/basic-med/infectionbiology/microbiology/

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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