Structural highlights
Function
MECI_STAAN Transcriptional repressor that constitutively blocks the transcription of the gene for the penicillin-binding protein MecA. Binds palindromic DNA with the sequence 5'-TACA-[AT]-N-TGTA-3'. Regulates genes involved in antibiotic resistance. Binds DNA as a dimer.
Evolutionary Conservation
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