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SQ109 Targets MmpL3, a Membrane Transporter of Trehalose Monomycolate Involved in Mycolic Acid Donation to the Cell Wall Core of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-04-2012)“…SQ109, a 1,2-diamine related to ethambutol, is currently in clinical trials for the treatment of tuberculosis, but its mode of action remains unclear. Here, we…”
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Imaging of Plasmodium Liver Stages to Drive Next-Generation Antimalarial Drug Discovery
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (09-12-2011)“…Most malaria drug development focuses on parasite stages detected in red blood cells, even though, to achieve eradication, next-generation drugs active against…”
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Guide Swap enables genome-scale pooled CRISPR–Cas9 screening in human primary cells
Published in Nature methods (01-11-2018)“…CRISPR–Cas9 screening allows genome-wide interrogation of gene function. Currently, to achieve the high and uniform Cas9 expression desirable for screening,…”
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A high-throughput cigarette smoke-treated bronchosphere model for disease-relevant phenotypic compound screening
Published in PloS one (29-06-2023)“…Cigarette smoking (CS) is the leading cause of COPD, and identifying the pathways that are driving pathogenesis in the airway due to CS exposure can aid in the…”
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In vitro selection, via serial passage, of Clostridium difficile mutants with reduced susceptibility to fidaxomicin or vancomycin
Published in Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (01-01-2014)“…Current treatments for Clostridium difficile infection include vancomycin, metronidazole and fidaxomicin. LFF571 is an experimental agent undergoing evaluation…”
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A molecular glue degrader of the WIZ transcription factor for fetal hemoglobin induction
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (05-07-2024)“…Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a prevalent, life-threatening condition attributable to a heritable mutation in β-hemoglobin. Therapeutic induction of fetal…”
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"3D, human renal proximal tubule (RPTEC-TERT1) organoids 'tubuloids' for translatable evaluation of nephrotoxins in high-throughput"
Published in PloS one (21-11-2022)“…The importance of human cell-based in vitro tools to drug development that are robust, accurate, and predictive cannot be understated. There has been…”
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A chemical genetic screen in Mycobacterium tuberculosis identifies carbon-source-dependent growth inhibitors devoid of in vivo efficacy
Published in Nature communications (01-08-2010)“…Candidate antibacterials are usually identified on the basis of their in vitro activity. However, the apparent inhibitory activity of new leads can be…”
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Mutations Reducing In Vitro Susceptibility to Novel LpxC Inhibitors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Interplay of Efflux and Nonefflux Mechanisms
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (20-12-2019)“…Upregulated expression of efflux pumps, target mutations, LpxC protein overexpression, and mutations in were previously shown to mediate single-step resistance…”
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Utilizing Chemical Genomics to Identify Cytochrome b as a Novel Drug Target for Chagas Disease
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-07-2015)“…Unbiased phenotypic screens enable identification of small molecules that inhibit pathogen growth by unanticipated mechanisms. These small molecules can be…”
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Whole-genome sequencing and microarray analysis of ex vivo Plasmodium vivax reveal selective pressure on putative drug resistance genes
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (16-11-2010)“…Plasmodium vivax causes 25-40% of malaria cases worldwide, yet research on this human malaria parasite has been neglected. Nevertheless, the recent publication…”
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Rasgrp1 mutation increases naive T-cell CD44 expression and drives mTOR-dependent accumulation of Helios⁺ T cells and autoantibodies
Published in eLife (12-12-2013)“…Missense variants are a major source of human genetic variation. Here we analyze a new mouse missense variant, Rasgrp1(Anaef), with an ENU-mutated EF hand in…”
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Target (MexB)- and Efflux-Based Mechanisms Decreasing the Effectiveness of the Efflux Pump Inhibitor D13-9001 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1: Uncovering a New Role for MexMN-OprM in Efflux of β-Lactams and a Novel Regulatory Circuit (MmnRS) Controlling MexMN Expression
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-02-2019)“…Efflux pumps contribute to antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative pathogens. Correspondingly, efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs) may reverse this resistance…”
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Genome-Wide Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis Defines Haplotype Patterns in Mouse
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-03-2003)“…The nature and organization of polymorphisms, or differences, between genomes of individuals are of great interest, because these variations can be associated…”
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Coresistance to Isoniazid and Ethionamide Maps to Mycothiol Biosynthetic Genes in Mycobacterium bovis
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-09-2011)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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A high throughput cell stretch device for investigating mechanobiology in vitro
Published in APL bioengineering (01-06-2024)“…Mechanobiology is a rapidly advancing field, with growing evidence that mechanical signaling plays key roles in health and disease. To accelerate…”
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A high-throughput 3D cantilever array to model airway smooth muscle hypercontractility in asthma
Published in APL bioengineering (01-06-2023)“…Asthma is often characterized by tissue-level mechanical phenotypes that include remodeling of the airway and an increase in airway tightening, driven by the…”
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Use of a dense single nucleotide polymorphism map for in silico mapping in the mouse
Published in PLoS biology (01-12-2004)“…Rapid expansion of available data, both phenotypic and genotypic, for multiple strains of mice has enabled the development of new methods to interrogate the…”
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Mechanisms Decreasing In Vitro Susceptibility to the LpxC Inhibitor CHIR-090 in the Gram-Negative Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-01-2012)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Identification of elongation factor G as the conserved cellular target of argyrin B
Published in PloS one (10-09-2012)“…Argyrins, produced by myxobacteria and actinomycetes, are cyclic octapeptides with antibacterial and antitumor activity. Here, we identify elongation factor G…”
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