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Molecular Characterization of Clinical Rel Mutations and Consequences for Resistance Expression and Fitness in Staphylococcus aureus.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 20 Dec 2022
Deventer Ashley T, Bryson Duncan, Shortill Mathew, Boraston Alisdair B, Hobbs Joanne K
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The stringent response (SR) is a universal stress response that acts as a global regulator of bacterial physiology and virulence, and is a contributor to antibiotic tolerance and resistance. In most bacteria, the SR is controlled by a bifunctional enzyme, Rel, which both synthesizes and hydrolyzes the alarmone (p)ppGpp via two distinct catalytic domains. The balance between these antagonistic activities is...
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