SppR in Streptococcus mutans coordinates stress tolerance response and BrpA expression
SppR is a transcriptional repressor of fructanase FruA and fructose-1-phosphatase SppA. In this study, a frameshift sppR mutant was constructed and analyzed using in vitro biofilm models and stress challenge assays for its role in S. mutans’ stress tolerance response and biofilm formation. In addition, luciferase repor...