pbpb

penicillin-binding protein 2

Overview

Mechanism
mutation in the transpeptidase domain leading to reduced affinity for ceftizoxime and altered cell wall cross-linking
Validation Method
allelic replacement experiments and site-directed mutagenesis
Drug Classes
ceftizoxime
Organisms
Staphylococcus aureus
Papers
1
Databases
Reslit
Papers1
1

Role of penicillin-binding protein 2 (PBP2) in the antibiotic susceptibility and cell wall cross-linking of Staphylococcus aureus: evidence for the cooperative functioning of PBP2, PBP4, and PBP2A.

PMID 15716453 · 2005

Gene Information

Gene Name
pbpb
Allele
pbpB
Encodes
penicillin-binding protein 2
Source Database
Reslit
Mechanism
mutation in the transpeptidase domain leading to reduced affinity for ceftizoxime and altered cell wall cross-linking
Confers Resistance To
ceftizoxime
Organisms Tested In
Staphylococcus aureus
Validation Method
allelic replacement experiments and site-directed mutagenesis
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