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Overall mutational scanning unveils the essential active residues for the mechanistic action of MCR-1.
Microbiological research - 1 Feb 2025
Cheng Qipeng, Cheung Yanchu, Xu Chen, Chan Edward Wai Chi, Chan Kin Fai, Chen Sheng
Abstract excerpt
Polymyxins, including colistin and polymyxin B, serve as crucial last-resort antibiotics for managing infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE). However, the rapid spread of the mobilized colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) challenged the efficacy of treatment by polymyxins. The mcr-1 gene encoded a transmembrane phosphoethanolamine (PEA) transferase enzyme, MCR-1. MCR-1 could catalyze the...
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