title: Role of differential expression of streptococcal arginine deiminase in inhibition of fimA expression in Porphyromonas gingivalis.
abstract: Streptococcus cristatus ArcA inhibits production of a major adhesin, FimA, in Porphyromonas gingivalis, a primary periodontal pathogen. In this study, we demonstrate the differential expression of arcA in two streptococcal species. The expression level of arcA in streptococci appears to be controlled by both cis and trans elements.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
authors.forename: Xinghua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lamont
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D006867:Hydrolases; C019723:arginine deiminase