Identification and Characterization of a Novel Major Facilitator Superfamily Efflux Pump, SA09310, Mediating Tetracycline Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Daiyu Li, Yan Ge, Ning Wang, Yun Shi, Gang Guo, Quanming Zou, Qiang Liu
Abstract
-dependent activity of the SA09310 efflux pump. The conservation of SA09310 homologs in Staphylococcus indicated the universal function of these SA09310-like protein clusters. In conclusion, the function-unknown protein SA09310 has been identified and characterized as a tetracycline efflux pump mediating tetracycline resistance in S. aureus.
Topics & Concepts
Major facilitator superfamilyEffluxStaphylococcus aureusFacilitatorTetracyclineMicrobiologySUPERFAMILYIdentification (biology)Antibiotic resistanceBiologyAntibioticsBacteriaGeneticsTransporterPsychologyGeneBotanySocial psychologyAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaMycobacterium research and diagnosis