A reporter system reflecting the transport process that transports GPI-anchored proteins to the cell wall was constructed and compounds inhibiting this process were discovered. Further, genes conferring resistance to the above compounds were identified and methods of screening for compounds that inhibit the activity of the proteins encoded by these genes were developed. Therefore, through the novel compounds, the present invention showed that antifungal agents having a novel mechanism, i.e. inhibiting the process that transports GPI-anchored proteins to the cell wall, could be achieved.
构建了一个反映运输过程的记者系统,该系统将G
PI锚定蛋白运输到细胞壁,并发现了抑制这一过程的化合物。进一步确定了赋予对上述化合物抗性的
基因,并开发了筛选抑制这些
基因编码蛋白活性的化合物的方法。因此,通过这些新型化合物,本发明表明可以实现具有新型机制的抗真菌剂,即抑制将G
PI锚定蛋白运输到细胞壁的过程。