Structure-based redesign of lysostaphin yields potent antistaphylococcal enzymes that evade immune cell surveillance

Staphylococcus aureus infections exert a tremendous burden on the health-care system, and the threat of drug-resistant strains continues to grow. The bacteriolytic enzyme lysostaphin is a potent antistaphylococcal agent with proven efficacy against both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains; how...

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Main Authors: Kristina Blazanovic, Hongliang Zhao, Yoonjoo Choi, Wen Li, Regina S Salvat, Daniel C Osipovitch, Jennifer Fields, Leonard Moise, Brent L Berwin, Steven N Fiering, Chris Bailey-Kellogg, Karl E Griswold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S232905011630033X