Nucleic acids for identifying anti-fungal agents, and uses related thereto
US6455281B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/91165
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to rapid, reliable and effective assays for screening and identifying pharmaceutically effective compounds that specifically inhibit the biological activity of fungal GTPase proteins, particularly GTPases involved in cell wall integrity, hyphael formation, and/or other cellular functions critical to pathogenesis. Another aspect of the present invention relates to novel Candida genes and gene products.
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