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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2003
Applicants:
Shouguang Jin, Gainesville, FL (US);
Unhwan Ha, Gainesville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Shouguang Jin, Gainesville, FL (US);
Unhwan Ha, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/74 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Nucleic acids and polypeptides involved in regulation of membrane permeability in bacteria are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of increasing sensitivity to antibiotics in multi-drug resistant bacteria by increasing expression of PprA or PprB proteins in bacterial cells, and methods for identifying compounds that modulate PprA/PprB expression.