Candida geranylgeranyl-protein transferase polypetide, compositions and methods related thereto
US6696280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2022 |
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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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