From the Cover: Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcusaureus requires glycosylated wall teichoic acids
From the Cover: Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcusaureus requires glycosylated wall teichoic acids
S. Brown,Guoqing Xia,8 Authors,S. Walker
2012 · DOI: 10.1073/PNAS.1209126109
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TLDR
Data suggest β-O-GlcNAcylated WTAs scaffold factors required for MRSA resistance are suggested, as well as a unique glycosyltransferase identified here, TarS, which is a unique target for antimicrobials that sensitize MRSA to β-lactams.
