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Kazuko Okamoto-Shibayama
Researcher at Tokyo Dental College
Publications - 25
Citations - 188
Kazuko Okamoto-Shibayama is an academic researcher from Tokyo Dental College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Treponema denticola & Mutant. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 23 publications receiving 153 citations.
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Csa2, a member of the Rbt5 protein family, is involved in the utilization of iron from human hemoglobin during Candida albicans hyphal growth
TL;DR: Quantitative evidence is provided of the involvement of Csa2 in the utilization of iron from human hemoglobin during C. albicans hyphal growth and hemoglobin binding was impaired in the csa2Δ/Δ mutant compared with the wt and csa1Γ/Γ::CSA2 strains.
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Resveratrol impaired the morphological transition of Candida albicans under various hyphae-inducing conditions.
TL;DR: Both yeast-form and mycelial growth of C. albicans were inhibited and yeast-to-hypha transition under serum-, pH-, and nutrient-induced hyphal growth conditions was impaired by resveratrol.
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The malQ gene is essential for starch metabolism in Streptococcus mutans
TL;DR: The results suggest that the malQ gene encodes 4-α-glucanotransferase but not α-1,4- glucosidase activity, which suggests that themalQ gene is essential for the utilization of starch-degradation products.
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Identification of a glucan-binding protein C gene homologue in Streptococcus macacae
TL;DR: It is suggested that S. macacae cells are capable of binding dextran via the GBPC homologue protein, which is similar to the S. mutans GbpC protein.
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Glucose-PTS Involvement in Maltose Metabolism by Streptococcus mutans.
TL;DR: Results suggest that the glk and manLMN genes participate in maltose catabolism in this organism, and the significance of multiple metabolic pathways for important energy sources, including maltose, in the oral environment is discussed.