tet(K)

Accession ARO:3000178
Synonym(s)tetK
CARD Short Nametet(K)
DefinitionTetK is a tetracycline efflux protein found in both Gram-negative (Haemophilus and Gallibacterium) and Gram-positive (many species, including mycobacteria) bacteria.
AMR Gene Familymajor facilitator superfamily (MFS) antibiotic efflux pump
Drug Classtetracycline antibiotic
Resistance Mechanismantibiotic efflux
Efflux Componentefflux pump complex or subunit conferring antibiotic resistance
Resistomes with Perfect MatchesEnterococcus faecaliswgs, Listeria innocuawgs, Listeria monocytogeneswgs, Pseudomonas aeruginosap, Shigella flexneriwgs, Staphylococcus arlettaewgs, Staphylococcus aureusg+p+wgs+gi, Staphylococcus capitisp+wgs, Staphylococcus epidermidisg+p+wgs+gi, Staphylococcus equorump+wgs, Staphylococcus haemolyticusg+p+wgs, Staphylococcus hominisp+wgs, Staphylococcus pasteurip+wgs, Staphylococcus pseudintermediuswgs, Staphylococcus saprophyticusp+wgs, Staphylococcus simulansp+wgs, Staphylococcus warnerip+wgs, Streptococcus pneumoniaewgs
Resistomes with Sequence VariantsEnterococcus faecaliswgs, Listeria innocuawgs, Listeria monocytogeneswgs, Pseudomonas aeruginosap, Shigella flexneriwgs, Staphylococcus arlettaewgs, Staphylococcus aureusg+p+wgs+gi, Staphylococcus capitisp+wgs, Staphylococcus epidermidisg+p+wgs+gi, Staphylococcus equorump+wgs, Staphylococcus haemolyticusg+p+wgs, Staphylococcus hominisp+wgs, Staphylococcus pasteurip+wgs, Staphylococcus pseudintermediuswgs, Staphylococcus saprophyticusp+wgs, Staphylococcus simulansp+wgs, Staphylococcus warnerip+wgs, Streptococcus pneumoniaewgs
Classification7 ontology terms | Show
Parent Term(s)2 ontology terms | Show
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic tetracycline [Antibiotic]
+ major facilitator superfamily (MFS) antibiotic efflux pump [AMR Gene Family]
Publications

Roberts MC. 2005. FEMS Microbiol Lett 245(2): 195-203. Update on acquired tetracycline resistance genes. (PMID 15837373)

Yamaguchi A, et al. 1995. FEBS Lett 365(2-3): 193-197. The tetracycline efflux protein encoded by the tet(K) gene from Staphylococcus aureus is a metal-tetracycline/H+ antiporter. (PMID 7781778)

Guay GG, et al. 1993. Plasmid 30(2): 163-166. The tet(K) gene of plasmid pT181 of Staphylococcus aureus encodes an efflux protein that contains 14 transmembrane helices. (PMID 8234490)

Resistomes

Prevalence of tet(K) among the sequenced genomes, plasmids, and whole-genome shotgun assemblies available at NCBI or IslandViewer for 413 important pathogens (see methodological details and complete list of analyzed pathogens). Values reflect percentage of genomes, plasmids, genome islands, or whole-genome shotgun assemblies that have at least one hit to the AMR detection model. Default view includes percentages calculated based on Perfect plus Strict RGI hits. Select the checkbox to view percentages based on only Perfect matches to AMR reference sequences curated in CARD (note: this excludes resistance via mutation as references in protein variant models are often wild-type, sensitive sequences).

Prevalence: protein homolog model (view sequences)

SpeciesNCBI ChromosomeNCBI PlasmidNCBI WGSNCBI GI
Enterococcus faecalis0%0%0.04%0%
Listeria innocua0%0%0.75%0%
Listeria monocytogenes0%0%0.02%0%
Pseudomonas aeruginosa0%0.29%0%0%
Shigella flexneri0%0%0.16%0%
Staphylococcus arlettae0%0%15%0%
Staphylococcus aureus5.15%1.6%5.35%2.29%
Staphylococcus capitis0%5.26%3.16%0%
Staphylococcus epidermidis3.87%4.61%7.36%2.86%
Staphylococcus equorum0%8.11%7.14%0%
Staphylococcus haemolyticus6.9%1.89%14.51%0%
Staphylococcus hominis0%4.17%10.73%0%
Staphylococcus pasteuri0%11.76%15.38%0%
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius0%0%4.87%0%
Staphylococcus saprophyticus0%2.7%11.89%0%
Staphylococcus simulans0%5.88%6.78%0%
Staphylococcus warneri0%2.5%6.56%0%
Streptococcus pneumoniae0%0%0.01%0%
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Detection Models

Model Type: protein homolog model

Model Definition: Protein Homolog Models (PHM) detect protein sequences based on their similarity to a curated reference sequence, using curated BLASTP bitscore cut-offs. Protein Homolog Models apply to all genes that confer resistance through their presence in an organism, such as the presence of a beta-lactamase gene on a plasmid. PHMs include a reference sequence and a bitscore cut-off for detection using BLASTP. A Perfect RGI match is 100% identical to the reference protein sequence along its entire length, a Strict RGI match is not identical but the bit-score of the matched sequence is greater than the curated BLASTP bit-score cutoff, Loose RGI matches have a bit-score less than the curated BLASTP bit-score cut-off.

Bit-score Cut-off (blastP): 850


>gb|AAB28795.1|+|tet(K) [Staphylococcus aureus]
MFSLYKKFKGLFYSVLFWLCILSFFSVLNEMVLNVSLPDIANHFNTTPGITNWVNTAYMLTFSIGTAVYGKLSDYINIKKLLIIGISLSC
LGSLIAFIGHNHFFILIFGRLVQGVGSAAFPSLIMVVVARNITRKKQGKAFGFIGSIVALGEGLGPSIGGIIAHYIHWSYLLILPMITIV
TIPFLIKVMVPGKSTKNTLDIVGIVLMSISIICFMLFTTNYNWTFLILFTIFFVIFIKHISRVSNPFINPKLGKNIPFMLGLFSGGLIFS
IVAGFISMVPYMMKTIYHVNVATIGNSVIFPGTMSVIVFGYFGGFLVDRKGSLFVFILGSLSISISFLTIAFFVEFSMWLTTFMFIFVMG
GLSFTKTVISKIVSSSLSEEEVASGMSLLNFTSFLSEGTGIAIVGGLLSLQLINRKLVLEFINYSSGVYSNILVAMAILIILCCLLTIIV
FKRSEKQFE


>gb|S67449.1|+|1-1380|tet(K) [Staphylococcus aureus]
TTGTTTAGTTTATATAAAAAATTTAAAGGTTTGTTTTATAGCGTTTTATTTTGGCTTTGTATTCTTTCATTTTTTAGTGTATTAAATGAA
ATGGTTTTAAATGTTTCTTTACCTGATATTGCAAATCATTTTAATACTACTCCTGGAATTACAAACTGGGTAAACACTGCATATATGTTA
ACTTTTTCGATAGGAACAGCAGTATATGGAAAATTATCTGATTATATAAATATAAAAAAATTGTTAATTATTGGTATTAGTTTGAGCTGT
CTTGGTTCATTGATTGCTTTTATTGGTCACAATCACTTTTTTATTTTGATTTTTGGTAGGTTAGTACAAGGAGTAGGATCTGCTGCATTC
CCTTCACTGATTATGGTGGTTGTAGCTAGAAATATTACAAGAAAAAAACAAGGCAAAGCCTTTGGTTTTATAGGATCAATTGTAGCTTTA
GGTGAAGGGTTAGGTCCTTCAATAGGGGGAATAATAGCACATTATATTCATTGGTCTTACCTACTTATACTTCCTATGATTACAATAGTA
ACTATACCTTTTCTTATTAAAGTAATGGTACCTGGTAAATCAACAAAAAATACATTAGATATCGTAGGTATTGTTTTAATGTCTATAAGT
ATTATATGTTTTATGTTATTTACGACAAATTATAATTGGACTTTTTTAATACTCTTCACAATCTTTTTTGTGATTTTTATTAAACATATT
TCAAGAGTTTCTAACCCTTTTATTAATCCTAAACTAGGGAAAAACATTCCGTTTATGCTTGGTTTGTTTTCTGGTGGGCTAATATTTTCT
ATAGTAGCTGGTTTTATATCAATGGTGCCTTATATGATGAAAACTATTTATCATGTAAATGTAGCGACAATAGGTAATAGTGTTATTTTT
CCTGGAACCATGAGTGTTATTGTTTTTGGTTATTTTGGTGGTTTTTTAGTGGATAGAAAAGGATCATTATTTGTTTTTATTTTAGGATCA
TTGTCTATCTCTATAAGTTTTTTAACTATTGCATTTTTTGTTGAGTTTAGTATGTGGTTGACTACTTTTATGTTTATATTTGTTATGGGC
GGATTATCTTTTACTAAAACAGTTATATCAAAAATAGTATCAAGTAGTCTTTCTGAAGAAGAAGTTGCTTCTGGAATGAGTTTGCTAAAT
TTCACAAGTTTTTTATCAGAGGGAACAGGTATAGCAATTGTAGGAGGTTTATTGTCACTACAATTGATTAATCGTAAACTAGTTCTGGAA
TTTATAAATTATTCTTCTGGAGTGTATAGTAATATTCTTGTAGCCATGGCTATCCTTATTATTTTATGTTGTCTTTTGACGATTATTGTA
TTTAAACGTTCTGAAAAGCAGTTTGAATAG