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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 99, 期 24, 页码 15614-15619出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.242612299
关键词
phosphorothioate oligodeoxyribonucleotides mRNA secondary structure; inhibition of translation initiation; drug design
资金
- NIAID NIH HHS [AI 42925] Funding Source: Medline
We have investigated the effect of sequence-specific antisense phosphorothioate-modified oligodeoxyribonucleotides (PS-ODNs) targeting different regions of each of the 30/32-kDa protein complex (antigen 85 complex) encoding genes on the multiplication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Single PS-ODNs to one of the three mycolyl transferase transcripts, added either once or weekly over the 6-wk observation period, inhibited bacterial growth by up to 1 log unit. A combination of three PS-ODNs specifically targeting all three transcripts inhibited bacterial growth by approximate to2 logs; the addition of these PS-ODNs weekly for 6 wk was somewhat more effective than a one-time addition. Targeting the 5' end of the transcripts was more inhibitory than targeting internal sites; the most effective PS-ODNs and target sites had minimal or no secondary structure. The effect of the PS-ODNs was specific, as mismatched PS-ODNs had little or no inhibitory activity. The antisense PS-ODNs, which were highly stable in M. tuberculosis cultures, specifically blocked protein expression by their gene target. PS-ODNs targeting the transcript of a related 24-kDa protein (mpt51) had little inhibitory effect by themselves and did not increase the effect of PS-ODNs against the three members of the 30/32-kDa protein complex. The addition of PS-ODNs against the transcripts of glutamine synthetase I (glnA1) and alanine racemase (alr) modestly increased the inhibitory efficacy of the 30/32-kDa protein complex-specific PS-ODNs to approximate to2.5 logs. This study shows that the three mycolyl transferases are highly promising targets for antituberculous therapy by using antisense or other antimicrobial technologies.
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