Identification of a putative RocS homolog through phenotypic profiling of uncharacterized essential genes in Streptococcus mutans
Courtney Dover, Kipa Tamrakar, Bikash Dwivedi, Evan R. Roberts, Sangam Chudal, Shawn King, Emilio Soriano Chavez, Valérie de Crécy‐Lagard, Robert Colquhoun Shields
This study identifies SMU_393 as a homolog of RocS in S. mutans through phenotypic profiling of essential genes, revealing its role in chromosome segregation and cell cycle control.
bioRxiv · Sep 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology