Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Modulation of MRSA virulence gene expression by the wall teichoic acid enzyme TarO

  • Yunfu Lu,
  • Feifei Chen,
  • Qingmin Zhao,
  • Qiao Cao,
  • Rongrong Chen,
  • Huiwen Pan,
  • Yanhui Wang,
  • Haixin Huang,
  • Ruimin Huang,
  • Qian Liu,
  • Min Li,
  • Taeok Bae,
  • Haihua Liang,
  • Lefu Lan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37310-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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The two-component regulatory system VraRS regulates transcription of penicillin-binding protein 2 in response to cell wall antimicrobials. Here, Lu et al. show that an enzyme from the wall teichoic acid biosynthetic pathway of MRSA can also modulate the expression of virulence factors such as Staphylococcal protein A via VraRS.