摘要:
It is essential to have efficient, simple, quick and transportable tools for reliably identifying bacteria that are multiresistant to antibiotics, more specifically extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae, which are the most widespread among Enterobacteriaceae. The present invention meets this requirement through its ease of use and its speed. The invention is based on detecting the enzyme activity of β-lactam hydrolysis using an antibody capable of discriminating between the intact form of the β-lactam ring of a β-lactam and its hydrolysis product. This antibody can be used in kits and methods enabling for rapidly detecting (in less than one hour), without using expensive equipment (a small strip visible to the naked eye), the presence of bacteria producing penicillin-type, plasmid-mediated or hyper-produced AmpC enzymes, of ESBL or carbapenemase from colonies or in a sample.
摘要:
An oligonucleotide is provided. The oligonucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence of at least one DNAzyme, the DNAzyme being capable of silencing at least one target gene of a bacteria to thereby render the bacteria susceptible to antibiotic treatment.
摘要:
Recombinant bacterial cells are provided that comprise a stable non-canonical amino acid translation pathway. In some aspects, the bacteria comprise nucleic acids encoding a non-canonical amino acid translation pathway (e.g., a tRNA for incorporation of a non-canonical amino acid, such selenocysteine); a marker polypeptide that includes the non-canonical amino acid. Recombinant tRNA and selection marker coding sequences are likewise provided.
摘要:
This invention relates to, in part, compositions of beta-lactamases and methods of using these enzymes in, for example, gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) disorders such as C. difficile infection (CDI).
摘要:
This disclosure relates to the display of proteins and peptides on cellular or non-biotic surfaces in the form of multivalent filamentous polymers. In particular, the disclosure provides for tools and methods for the secretion and functional display of chimeric polypeptides on the surface of cells, in particular, bacterial cells, as well as on foreign substrates, both biological and synthetic. Further envisaged are biotechnological applications using the same.
摘要:
This invention relates to, in part, compositions of beta-lactamases and methods of using these enzymes in, for example, gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) disorders such as C. difficile infection (CDI).
摘要:
The present invention relates to pharmaceuticals and modified beta-lactamases. Specifically, the invention relates to novel recombinant beta-lactamases and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the beta-lactamases.Also, the present invention relates to methods for modifying a beta-lactamase, producing the beta-lactamase and treating or preventing beta-lactam antibiotic induced adverse effects. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the beta-lactamase for use as a medicament and to the use of the beta-lactamase in the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing beta-lactam antibiotics induced adverse effects.Still further, the invention relates to a polynucleotide and a host cell comprising the polynucleotide.
摘要:
The disclosure relates to charge-engineered antibodies and penetration-enhanced targeted proteins and their uses for therapeutic treatment or therapeutics delivery.
摘要:
Provided is a ramp tag capable of solving instability in translation rate resulting from poor compatibility between codons in a foreign gene and a host when expressing a recombinant protein in E. coli. Unlike the conventional codon optimization or codon deoptimization method for solving the problem of rare codons, the present invention increases an expression efficiency of a target protein by merely having the ramp tag be fused with a target gene or independently expressed, without changing the original codon sequence, thereby allowing tRNA to be reused. Thus, the present invention provides a novel method for increasing recombinant protein expression which is capable of reducing costs and time in comparison to the codon optimization method that artificially synthesizes DNA sequences. Therefore, it is expected that the method of the present invention will be able to be used in production of high value-added pharmaceuticals or industrial enzymes.
摘要:
Compositions and methods for identifying polyribonucleotides that binds with high affinity to a metallo-β-lactamase. The polyribonucleotides inhibit the activity of the metallo-β-lactamase.