Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel drug targets for pathogenic bacteria. Accordingly, the invention provides purified protein comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4. The invention also provides biochemical and biophysical characteristics of the polypeptides of the invention.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及病原菌的新型药物靶标。 因此,本发明提供了包含SEQ ID NO:4所示氨基酸序列的纯化蛋白质。本发明还提供本发明多肽的生物化学和生物物理学特征。
Abstract:
Methods of inhibiting the proliferation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis comprising contacting Mycobacterium tuberculosis with an effective amount of a polynucleotide complementary to an mRNA transcript expressed by Mycobacterium tuberculosis are provided. Typical methods of the invention utilize phosphorothioate modified antisense polynucleotides (PS-ODNs) against the mRNA of M. tuberculosis genes such as glutamine synthetase, aroA, ask, groES, and the genes of the Antigen 85 complex. Optionally, the methods employ multiple antisense polynucleotides targeting different Mycobacterium tuberculosis transcripts. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the antisense polynucleotides are complementary to the 5′ regions of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis transcripts.