申请人:Guenther Richard H.
公开号:US20140163037A1
公开(公告)日:2014-06-12
Methods of inhibiting
S. aureus
propagation, and screening for compounds that inhibit
S. aureus
propagation, are described. A method of inhibiting
S. aureus
propagation comprises either inhibiting or stabilizing ribosomal binding of a specific
S. aureus
tRNA in the
S. aureus
by an amount sufficient to inhibit
S. aureus
protein expression. A method of screening for compounds useful for inhibiting
S. aureus
propagation comprises contacting a specific
S. aureus
tRNA to a ribosome that binds that tRNA in the presence of the test compound and an mRNA that codes for methionine and arginine (i.e., includes the sequence AUGAGA), and then determining whether the compound inhibits the binding of that tRNA.