MexXY-OprM

Ontology CARD's Antibiotic Resistance Ontology
Accession ARO:3003032
CARD Short NameMexXY-OprM
DefinitionMexXY-OprM is a multidrug efflux protein expressed in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. MexY is the membrane fusion protein; MexX is the RND-type membrane protein; and OprM is the outer membrane channel. MexXY-OprM is associated with resistance to acriflavine, erythromycin, norfloxacin and ofloxacin. The efflux system may also be involved in acquisition of higher resistance, in particular when bacteria are repeatedly exposed to subinhibitory doses of AGs.
AMR Gene Familyresistance-nodulation-cell division (RND) antibiotic efflux pump
Drug Classaminoglycoside antibiotic, disinfecting agents and antiseptics, phenicol antibiotic, tetracycline antibiotic, carbapenem, fluoroquinolone antibiotic, macrolide antibiotic, cephalosporin, penicillin beta-lactam
Resistance Mechanismantibiotic efflux
Efflux Componentefflux pump complex or subunit conferring antibiotic resistance
Classification16 ontology terms | Show
Parent Term(s)17 ontology terms | Show
+ confers_resistance_to_drug_class macrolide antibiotic [Drug Class]
+ confers_resistance_to_drug_class fluoroquinolone antibiotic [Drug Class]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic erythromycin [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic amikacin [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic gentamicin C [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_drug_class aminoglycoside antibiotic [Drug Class]
+ confers_resistance_to_drug_class cephalosporin [Drug Class]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ciprofloxacin [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic acriflavine [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic tetracycline [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic tobramycin [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic meropenem [Antibiotic]
+ resistance-nodulation-cell division (RND) antibiotic efflux pump [AMR Gene Family]
+ confers_resistance_to_drug_class penicillin beta-lactam [Drug Class]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic chloramphenicol [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic norfloxacin [Antibiotic]
+ confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ofloxacin [Antibiotic]
Sub-Term(s)
5 ontology terms | Show
+ mexX part_of
+ mexY part_of
+ OprM part_of
+ MexZ regulates
+ parRS regulates
Publications

Mine T, et al. 1999. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 43(2): 415-417. Expression in Escherichia coli of a new multidrug efflux pump, MexXY, from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (PMID 9925549)

Hocquet D, et al. 2003. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 47(4):1371-5 MexXY-OprM efflux pump is necessary for a adaptive resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to aminoglycosides. (PMID 12654672)

Morita Y, et al. 2012. Front Microbiol 3:408 MexXY multidrug efflux system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (PMID 23233851)

Muller C, et al. 2011. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 55(3):1211-21 A two-component regulatory system interconnects resistance to polymyxins, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, and β-lactams in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (PMID 21149619)

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