Proteolysis of mecA repressor is essential for expression of methicillin resistance by Staphylococcus aureus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2001-2002

  Arêde, Pedro ^a   Oliveira, Duarte C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; MECI PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GENE LOCUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REPRESSOR GENE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POINT MUTATION; PROTEOLYSIS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84875208692     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02510-12     Document Type: Article

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