摘要:
This invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides and polypeptides, and their production and uses, as well as their variants, agonists and antagonists, and their uses. In particular, the invention relates to polynucleotides and polypeptides of a Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) DnaI related protein, as well as its variants. The invention also relates to a specific interaction between the S. aureus DnaI related protein or specific regions thereof, and a growth-inhibitory protein encoded by the S. aureus bacteriophage 77 genome. The phage open reading frame (ORF) product interacts with amino acids 150–313 of S. aureus DnaI polypeptide, and the invention relates to the use of this interaction target site as the basis of drug screening assays. Accordingly, the invention provides a method for the inhibition of bacterial growth, and the treatment of bacterial infection via the inhibition of DnaI.
摘要:
The disclosure concerns particular bacteriophage open reading frame, and portions and products of those open reading frames which have antimicrobial activity. Methods of using such products are also described.
摘要:
The disclosure concerns particular bacteriophage open reading frames, and portions and products of those open reading frames which have antimicrobial activity. Methods of using such products are also described.
摘要:
The Wilms' tumor gene associated with 11p3 locus on the human chromosome, as well as a method of analyzing cells for the gene is described and characterized. The gene encodes a transcription unit approximately 50 kb in size and a mRNA of approximately 3 kb, which is expressed in predominantly in kidney and gonadal tissue. The gene is alternative spliced producing four very similar mRNA transcripts. The polypeptides encoded by the Wilms' tumor DNA includes four "zinc fingers" and a region rich in proline and glutamine, suggesting that the polypeptide has a role in transcription regulation.