Published in Mol Microbiol on November 01, 2004
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A hydrophobic patch in the competence-stimulating Peptide, a pneumococcal competence pheromone, is essential for specificity and biological activity. J Bacteriol (2006) 1.10
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Competence-independent activity of pneumococcal EndA [corrected] mediates degradation of extracellular dna and nets and is important for virulence. PLoS One (2013) 0.82
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Antibiotic stress induces genetic transformability in the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. Science (2006) 2.67
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Interconnection of competence, stress and CiaR regulons in Streptococcus pneumoniae: competence triggers stationary phase autolysis of ciaR mutant cells. Mol Microbiol (2004) 2.10
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Direct involvement of DprA, the transformation-dedicated RecA loader, in the shut-off of pneumococcal competence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2013) 1.68
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New insights into the pneumococcal fratricide: relationship to clumping and identification of a novel immunity factor. Mol Microbiol (2006) 1.61
Transformation of Streptococcus pneumoniae relies on DprA- and RecA-dependent protection of incoming DNA single strands. Mol Microbiol (2003) 1.50
Uptake of transforming DNA in Gram-positive bacteria: a view from Streptococcus pneumoniae. Mol Microbiol (2002) 1.45
Homologous recombination at the border: insertion-deletions and the trapping of foreign DNA in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 1.41
Role of the single-stranded DNA-binding protein SsbB in pneumococcal transformation: maintenance of a reservoir for genetic plasticity. PLoS Genet (2011) 1.23
Antibacterial activity of a competence-stimulating peptide in experimental sepsis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.23
Expression and maintenance of ComD-ComE, the two-component signal-transduction system that controls competence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Mol Microbiol (2010) 1.16
A type IV pilus mediates DNA binding during natural transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae. PLoS Pathog (2013) 1.09
Construction and evaluation of a chromosomal expression platform (CEP) for ectopic, maltose-driven gene expression in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Microbiology (2006) 1.06
Programmed protection of foreign DNA from restriction allows pathogenicity island exchange during pneumococcal transformation. PLoS Pathog (2013) 1.04
Identification of the major protein component of the pneumococcal eclipse complex. J Bacteriol (2007) 1.03
Structure-function analysis of pneumococcal DprA protein reveals that dimerization is crucial for loading RecA recombinase onto DNA during transformation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 1.02
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BOX elements modulate gene expression in Streptococcus pneumoniae: impact on the fine-tuning of competence development. J Bacteriol (2006) 1.00
The global nutritional regulator CodY is an essential protein in the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. Mol Microbiol (2010) 0.99
Inhibition of competence development in Streptococcus pneumoniae by increased basal-level expression of the ComDE two-component regulatory system. Microbiology (2006) 0.94
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RadC, a misleading name? J Bacteriol (2008) 0.87
The Seventh International Conference on the Genetics of Streptococci, Lactococci, and Enterococci. J Bacteriol (2006) 0.85
The DpnI/DpnII pneumococcal system, defense against foreign attack without compromising genetic exchange. Mob Genet Elements (2013) 0.84
Transforming DNA uptake gene orthologs do not mediate spontaneous plasmid transformation in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol (2008) 0.83
Midcell recruitment of the DNA uptake and virulence nuclease, EndA, for pneumococcal transformation. PLoS Pathog (2013) 0.83
Natural genetic transformation generates a population of merodiploids in Streptococcus pneumoniae. PLoS Genet (2013) 0.81
Identification of a protein that inactivates the competence-stimulating peptide of Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Bacteriol (2002) 0.78
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