title: [The structure and function of the mecA gene in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus].
abstract: Penicillin binding protein (PBP) 2' is the most important mechanism of the resistance to beta-lactams in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). And the mecA gene is the coding gene of PBP2', and located in the SmaI fragment G of the chromosome map by Pattle P.A.,. A part of the structure of mecA is similar to that of the penicillinase gene. The resistance of MRSA to beta-lactams were influenced by the presence of penicillinase plasmid and the alternation of femA gene.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Chiba University Hospital.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanno
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006602:Hexosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics; D007769:Lactams; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000235:genetics; D002267:Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D010458:Peptidyl Transferases / Q000235:genetics; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D007769:Lactams; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D010458:Peptidyl Transferases; D006602:Hexosyltransferases; D002267:Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase