Oligonucleotides inhibiting candida germ tube formation
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    发明授权
    Oligonucleotides inhibiting candida germ tube formation 失效
    抑制念珠菌胚管形成的寡核苷酸

    公开(公告)号:US5691461A

    公开(公告)日:1997-11-25

    申请号:US229145

    申请日:1994-04-18

    摘要: Compositions and methods are provided for the treatment and diagnosis of Candida infections. In accordance with preferred embodiments, oligonucleotides are provided which are specifically hybridizable with at least a portion of a Candida mRNA. Preferred targets are the mRNAs which encode .beta.-tubulin, aspartate protease, actin and chitin synthetase, as well as the mRNA's which encode the ribosomal L25 protein, translation elongation factors 1 and 2 (TEF1 and TEF2), the b subunit of ATPase, and cytochrome P450 lanosterol 14.alpha.-demethylase (L1A1). The oligonucleotides comprise nucleotide units sufficient in identity and number to effect said specific hybridization. In other preferred embodiments, the oligonucleotides are specifically hybridizable with a transcription initiation site, a translation initiation site, 5'-untranslated sequences, 3' untranslated sequences, 5' cap, and intron/exon junction of the mRNAs. Methods of treating animals suffering from Candida infection are disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 提供组合物和方法用于治疗和诊断念珠菌感染。 根据优选实施方案,提供了与至少一部分念珠菌mRNA特异性杂交的寡核苷酸。 优选的靶标是编码β-微管蛋白,天冬氨酸蛋白酶,肌动蛋白和几丁质合成酶的mRNA,以及编码核糖体L25蛋白的mRNA,翻译延伸因子1和2(TEF1和TEF2),ATP酶的b亚基和 细胞色素P450羊毛甾醇14α-甲基化酶(L1A1)。 寡核苷酸包含足以实现所述特异性杂交的同一性和数目的核苷酸单元。 在其它优选的实施方案中,寡核苷酸与mRNA的转录起始位点,翻译起始位点,5'-非翻译序列,3'非翻译序列,5'帽和内含子/外显子连接物特异性杂交。 公开了治疗念珠菌感染动物的方法。