| Accession | ARO:3004951 |
| CARD Short Name | Mtub_aftA_EMB |
| Definition | Mutations in aftA gene contribute to or confer resistance to ethamutol. |
| AMR Gene Family | ethambutol resistant aftA |
| Drug Class | polyamine antibiotic |
| Resistance Mechanism | antibiotic target alteration |
| Classification | 10 ontology terms | Show + process or component of antibiotic biology or chemistry + mechanism of antibiotic resistance + antibiotic target alteration [Resistance Mechanism] + determinant of antibiotic resistance + mutation conferring antibiotic resistance + antibiotic molecule + antibiotic resistant gene variant or mutant + polyamine antibiotic [Drug Class] + antibiotic resistant aftA + ethambutol [Antibiotic] |
| Parent Term(s) | 2 ontology terms | Show + ethambutol resistant aftA [AMR Gene Family] + confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ethambutol [Antibiotic] |
| Publications | Safi H, et al. 2013. Nat Genet 45(10): 1190-1197. Evolution of high-level ethambutol-resistant tuberculosis through interacting mutations in decaprenylphosphoryl-beta-D-arabinose biosynthetic and utilization pathway genes. (PMID 23995136) Sun Q, et al. 2018. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 62(1): Mutations within embCAB Are Associated with Variable Level of Ethambutol Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from China. (PMID 29084750) |
Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis aftA mutations confer resistance to ethambutol 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).
| Species | NCBI Chromosome | NCBI Plasmid | NCBI WGS | NCBI GI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No prevalence data | ||||
Model Type: protein variant model
Model Definition: Protein Variant Models (PVM) perform a similar search as Protein Homolog Models (PHM), i.e. detect protein sequences based on their similarity to a curated reference sequence, but secondarily screen query sequences for curated sets of mutations to differentiate them from antibiotic susceptible wild-type alleles. PVMs are designed to detect AMR acquired via mutation of house-keeping genes or antibiotic targets, e.g. a mutated gyrase resistant to aminocoumarin antibiotics. PVMs include a protein reference sequence (often from antibiotic susceptible wild-type alleles), a curated bit-score cut-off, and mapped resistance variants. Mapped resistance variants may include any or all of single point mutations, insertions, or deletions curated from the scientific literature. A Strict RGI match has a BLASTP bit-score above the curated BLASTP cutoff value and contains at least one curated mutation from amongst the mapped resistance variants, while a Loose RGI match has a bit-score less than the curated BLASTP bit-score cut-off but still contains at least one curated mutation from amongst the mapped resistance variants.
Bit-score Cut-off (blastP): 1175
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