title: Characterization of a novel SHV beta-lactamase variant that resembles the SHV-5 enzyme.
abstract: An SHV type beta-lactamase frequently found in enterobacteria isolated in Greek hospitals was analyzed. The enzyme (SHV-5a) conferred resistance to ceftazidime and aztreonam. The DNA sequence of the structural gene was determined. The deduced amino acid sequence showed that positions 70-73 were occupied by the active site tetrad Ser-Thr-Phe-Lys. As in SHV-5, Ser-238 and Lys-240 were present. However, one deletion (Gly-54) and three substitutions (Arg-140 for Ala, Asn-192 for Lys and Val-193 for Leu) differentiate SHV-5a beta-lactamase from SHV-5. Asn-192 and Val-193 have been reported to date only in the R974 plasmid-mediate SHV-1 beta-lactamase. Hydrolysis studies with SHV-5a and SHV-5 showed that the enzymes behaved similarly. Additional evidence that they are functionally indistinguishable was provided by the similar MICs of beta-lactams when the enzymes were expressed under isogenic conditions. The sequence differences, however, indicate that they are derived from different ancestors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Prinarakis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tzelepi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gazouli
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mentis
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Tzouvelekis
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C117193:beta-lactamase SHV-5; D001618:beta-Lactamases