2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The identifications of Streptococcus mutans nobel virulence factors involved in systemic disease
Project/Area Number |
26861601
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Conservative dentistry
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Research Institution | Kagoshima University |
Principal Investigator |
FUJISHIMA KEI 鹿児島大学, 医歯学域 歯学系, 助教 (50553153)
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | 菌体表層タンパク |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Generally Streptococcus mutans(S. mutans) are known as pathogenic bacteria of teeth caries in dental area, but recently S. mutans are also featured as virulence factors to systemic disease. So we have focused on superficial proteins as virulence factors of S. mutans.In this validation, we report that sortase which localize proteins produced intracellular to membrane are involved in the ability of attachment to hela cells. And more there are six proteins which is dependent on sortase, we also report it is likely that wapA plays a crucial role in attachment to hela cells.
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Free Research Field |
歯科保存系
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