Publication
Title
Diarylquinolines target subunit c of mycobacterial ATP synthase
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Abstract
The diarylquinoline R207910 (TMC207) is a promising candidate in clinical development for the treatment of tuberculosis. Though R207910-resistant mycobacteria bear mutations in ATP synthase, the compound's precise target is not known. Here we establish by genetic, biochemical and binding assays that the oligomeric subunit c (AtpE) of ATP synthase is the target of R207910. Thus targeting energy metabolism is a new, promising approach for antibacterial drug discovery.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Nature chemical biology / Nature Publishing Group. - New York
Publication
New York : Nature Publishing Group , 2007
ISSN
1552-4450
DOI
10.1038/NCHEMBIO884
Volume/pages
3 :6 (2007) , p. 323-324
ISI
000246816400010
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