2012
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043998
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Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-Resistance Factor fmtA Is Regulated by the Global Regulator SarA

Abstract: fmtA encodes a low-affinity penicillin binding protein in Staphylococcus aureus. It is part of the core cell wall stimulon and is involved in methicillin resistance in S. aureus. Here, we report that the transcription factor, SarA, a pleiotropic regulator of virulence genes in S. aureus, regulates the expression of fmtA. In vitro binding studies with purified SarA revealed that it binds to specific sites within the 541-bp promoter region of fmtA. Mutation of a key residue of the regulatory activity of SarA (Ar… Show more

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“…6C). Several of these genes have previously been shown to play a role in S. aureus ␤-lactam resistance (fmtA, fmtC, rsh, and vraR), biofilm formation (codY, rsbU, and rsbW), or both processes (atl, mecA, and sarA) (4,10,16,(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39). Two genes (ilvE and fmtA) were previously shown to be induced by cell wall stress (36), and one gene (atl) was previously shown to be required for induction of biofilm by sub-MIC methicillin in strain LAC (16).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…6C). Several of these genes have previously been shown to play a role in S. aureus ␤-lactam resistance (fmtA, fmtC, rsh, and vraR), biofilm formation (codY, rsbU, and rsbW), or both processes (atl, mecA, and sarA) (4,10,16,(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39). Two genes (ilvE and fmtA) were previously shown to be induced by cell wall stress (36), and one gene (atl) was previously shown to be required for induction of biofilm by sub-MIC methicillin in strain LAC (16).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mutations in sarA decrease S. aureus biofilm and increase antibiotic susceptibility both in vitro and in vivo (31,57), whereas mutations in mecA, which encodes penicillin binding protein 2a, impede resistance to ␤-lactam antibiotics (58). Several other genes identified in our screen have also been associated with biofilm formation (codY), ␤-lactam resistance (fmtC and vraR), or both processes (rsbU, rsbW, fmtA, and rsh) (4,10,16,(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39). In addition, two genes (ilvE and fmtA) were previously shown to be induced by cell wall stress (36), and four genes (sarA, atl, codY, and rsbU) were specifically shown to limit biofilm in strain USA300 (38).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Em 1944, apenas 6% dos S. aureus eram resistentes à penicilina, enquanto em 1950 essa resistência já alcançava a taxa de 50% (12) . Em 1960 foi descoberta uma droga do grupo das penicilinas denominada meticilina que foi a primeira penicilina semissintética que não era suscetível à ação da betalactamase.…”
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“…Porém, no início da década de 1970, começaram a aparecer cepas de S. aureus com resistência à meticilina ou oxacilina, (11) . Vale ressaltar que o aumento das infecções por Staphylococcus aureus resitentes à oxacilina (Orsa) foi acompanhado pelo crescimento da resistência a vários antibióticos, como os aminoglicosídeos, quinolonas, macrolídeos e tetraciclinas (24) , contudo a preocupação atual se concentra na identificação precoce de Orsa com resistência à vancomicina, que é uma das últimas drogas desenvolvidas para o tratamento das infecções por Orsa (12) . Os resultados desse estudo mostraram que os S. aureus, em sua totalidade, se mostrou sensível à vancomicina.…”
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