An inhibitor of FtsZ with potent and selective anti-staphylococcal activity.
In: Science (New York, N.Y.), Jg. 321 (2008-09-19), Heft 5896, S. 1673-5
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FtsZ is an essential bacterial guanosine triphosphatase and homolog of mammalian beta-tubulin that polymerizes and assembles into a ring to initiate cell division. We have created a class of small synthetic antibacterials, exemplified by PC190723, which inhibits FtsZ and prevents cell division. PC190723 has potent and selective in vitro bactericidal activity against staphylococci, including methicillin- and multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The putative inhibitor-binding site of PC190723 was mapped to a region of FtsZ that is analogous to the Taxol-binding site of tubulin. PC190723 was efficacious in an in vivo model of infection, curing mice infected with a lethal dose of S. aureus. The data validate FtsZ as a target for antibacterial intervention and identify PC190723 as suitable for optimization into a new anti-staphylococcal therapy.
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An inhibitor of FtsZ with potent and selective anti-staphylococcal activity.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Haydon, DJ ; Stokes, NR ; Ure, R ; Galbraith, G ; Bennett, JM ; Brown, DR ; Baker, PJ ; Barynin, VV ; Rice, DW ; Sedelnikova, SE ; Heal, JR ; Sheridan, JM ; Aiwale, ST ; Chauhan, PK ; Srivastava, A ; Taneja, A ; Collins, I ; Errington, J ; Czaplewski, LG |
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Zeitschrift: | Science (New York, N.Y.), Jg. 321 (2008-09-19), Heft 5896, S. 1673-5 |
Veröffentlichung: | <Oct. 4, 1991- > : Washington, DC : American Association for the Advancement of Science ; <i>Original Publication</i>: New York, N.Y. : [s.n.] 1880-, 2008 |
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ISSN: | 1095-9203 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.1159961 |
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