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SUBMITTER: Hwang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4187959 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hwang Junghyun J Cho Kwang-Hwi KH Song Han H Yi Hyojeong H Kim Heenam Stanley HS
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20140721 10
We describe four new deletion mutations in a class A β-lactamase PenA in Burkholderia thailandensis, each conferring an extended substrate spectrum. Single-amino-acid deletions T171del, I173del, and P174del and a two-amino-acid deletion, R165_T167delinsP, occurred in the omega loop, increasing the flexibility of the binding cavity. This rare collection of mutations has significance, allowing exploration of the diverse evolutionary trajectories of β-lactamases and as potential future mutations co ...[more]