Communications Biology (Apr 2022)

Structure-based inhibitor design for reshaping bacterial morphology

  • Yuri Choi,
  • Ji Su Park,
  • Jinshil Kim,
  • Kyungjin Min,
  • Kiran Mahasenan,
  • Choon Kim,
  • Hye-Jin Yoon,
  • Sewon Lim,
  • Dae Hee Cheon,
  • Yan Lee,
  • Sangryeol Ryu,
  • Shahriar Mobashery,
  • B. Moon Kim,
  • Hyung Ho Lee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03355-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Peptidoglycan hydrolase 3 (Pgp3) inhibitors are designed that can change the helical morphology of Campylobacter jejuni to rod-shaped and decrease its virulence.