A Fluroquinolone Resistance Protein from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis that Mimics DNA
Hegde, S.S., Vetting, M.W., Roderick, S.L., Mitchenall, L.A., Maxwell, A., Takiff, H.E., Blanchard, J.S.(2005) Science 308: 1480
- PubMed: 15933203 
- DOI: 10.1126/science.1110699
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2BM4, 2BM5, 2BM6, 2BM7 - PubMed Abstract: 
Fluoroquinolones are gaining increasing importance in the treatment of tuberculosis. The expression of MfpA, a member of the pentapeptide repeat family of proteins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causes resistance to ciprofloxacin and sparfloxacin. This protein binds to DNA gyrase and inhibits its activity ...