A Novel Fluorescence-Based Screen for Inhibitors of the Initiation of DNA Replication in Bacteria

Rasmus N. Klitgaard; Anders Løbner-Olesen

doi:10.2174/1570163815666180423115514

A Novel Fluorescence-Based Screen for Inhibitors of the Initiation of DNA Replication in Bacteria

Rasmus N. Klitgaard, Anders Løbner-Olesen

Functional Genomics

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Abstract

Background: One of many strategies to overcome antibiotic resistance is the discovery of compounds targeting cellular processes, which have not yet been exploited. Materials and Methods: Using various genetic tools, we constructed a novel high throughput, cellbased, fluorescence screen for inhibitors of chromosome replication initiation in bacteria. Results: The screen was validated by expression of an intra-cellular cyclic peptide interfering with the initiator protein DnaA and by over-expression of the negative initiation regulator SeqA. We also demonstrated that neither tetracycline nor ciprofloxacin triggers a false positive result. Finally, 400 extracts isolated mainly from filamentous actinomycetes were subjected to the screen. Conclusion: We concluded that the presented screen is applicable for identifying putative inhibitors of DNA replication initiation in a high throughput setup.

Original language	English
Journal	Current Drug Discovery Technologies
Volume	16
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	272-277
ISSN	1570-1638
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2174/1570163815666180423115514
Publication status	Published - 2019

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