High-throughput Screening of Small Molecule Inhibitors of the Streptococcus Quorum-sensing Signal Pathway

Abstract The main components of the quorum-sensing system are expected to be favorable targets for drug development to combat various chronic infectious diseases. ComA of Streptococcus is an ATP-binding cassette transporter containing a peptidase domain (PEP), which is essential for the quorum-sensi...

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Main Authors: Seiji Ishii, Kenji Fukui, Satoshi Yokoshima, Kazuo Kumagai, Youko Beniyama, Tetsuya Kodama, Tohru Fukuyama, Takayoshi Okabe, Tetsuo Nagano, Hirotatsu Kojima, Takato Yano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03567-2