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Effects of penicillin-binding protein 4 overproduction in Staphylococcus aureus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9158759     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The pbp4 gene of a Staphylococcus aureus strain selected stepwise in vitro for growth on increasing concentrations of penicillin and of its susceptible parent strain showed overall identity except in the promoter region. In the mutant a deletion upstream of the pbp4 structural gene removed 90 nucleotides (nt) that were framed by a 12 nt inverted repeat. This deletion occurred in step 4 of the in vitro selection procedure and was paralleled by a significant increase in the penicillin-binding protein 4 (PBP4) production. The in vitro step selected mutant showed a remarkable increase in the cross-linking of the peptidoglycan compared to its parent. This was linked to morphological changes in the appearance of the cells, which were surrounded by a very thick and fuzzy cell wall.
Authors:
U U Henze; M Roos; B Berger-Bächi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.)     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1076-6294     ISO Abbreviation:  Microb. Drug Resist.     Publication Date:  1996  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-06-17     Completed Date:  1997-06-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9508567     Medline TA:  Microb Drug Resist     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  193-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
Data Bank Information
Bank Name/Acc. No.:
GENBANK/X87104;  X87105;  X91786
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Bacterial Proteins*
Base Sequence
Carrier Proteins / biosynthesis*
Cell Wall / chemistry,  ultrastructure
Hexosyltransferases*
Humans
Methicillin Resistance / genetics*
Microscopy, Electron
Molecular Sequence Data
Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase / biosynthesis*
Mutation
Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Penicillins / metabolism*
Peptidyl Transferases*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism*,  ultrastructure
Transcription, Genetic
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/Carrier Proteins; 0/Penicillin-Binding Proteins; 0/Penicillins; EC 2.3.2.12/Peptidyl Transferases; EC 2.4.1.-/Hexosyltransferases; EC 3.4.17.8/Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase

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