Transcription of the gene mediating methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (mecA) is corepressed but not coinduced by cognate mecA and β-lactamase regulators

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 6862-6868

  McKinney, T K ^a   Sharma, V K ^a   Craig, W A ^a   Archer, G L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; GENE PRODUCT; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PROTEIN BLAZ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; LAC OPERON; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRIXIS;

EID: 0035170365     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.23.6862-6868.2001     Document Type: Article

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