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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yueh-tyng Chien, Newton, MA (US);
Jason A. Thresher, Somerville, MA (US);
C. Richard Wobbe, Lexington, MA (US);
Judith M. Healy, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/106 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an isolated Staphylococcal GTPase obg gene and a Staphylococcal GTP-binding protein encoded thereby. A recombinant expression vector and an engineered host cell are also provided that include a polynucleotide encoding a Staphylococcal GTP-binding protein. The present invention further relates to a method of producing Staphylococcal GTP-binding protein and a method for high throughput screening to identify potential antimicrobial compounds useful against Staphylococcal bacterial strains.