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ArticleACS infectious diseases2017

The Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase, GuaB2, Is a Vulnerable New Bactericidal Drug Target for Tuberculosis.

Vinayak Singh, Stefano Donini, Angela Pacitto, Claudia Sala, Ruben C Hartkoorn, Neeraj Dhar, Gyorgy Keri, David B Ascher, Guillaume Mondésert, Anthony Vocat and 12 more

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Article in ACS infectious diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64citing papers in PubMed
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 7 institutions in 7 countries.

Vinayak SinghMRC/NHLS/UCT Molecular Mycobacteriology Research Unit & DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine & Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town , Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa.
Stefano DoniniDipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, University of Piemonte Orientale , Via Bovio 6, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Angela PacittoDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge , 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, United Kingdom.
Claudia SalaEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Global Health Institute , Station 19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Ruben C HartkoornEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Global Health Institute , Station 19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Neeraj DharEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Global Health Institute , Station 19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Gyorgy KeriVichem Chemie , Herman Ottó út 15, Budapest, 1022 Hungary.
David B AscherDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge , 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, United Kingdom.
Guillaume MondésertSanofi-Aventis Research & Development , Infectious Diseases Unit, Biology Group, Campus Mérieux, 1541 avenue Marcel Mérieux, 69280 Marcy L'Etoile, France.
Anthony VocatEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Global Health Institute , Station 19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Andréanne LupienEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Global Health Institute , Station 19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Raphael SommerEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Global Health Institute , Station 19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Hélène VermetSanofi-Aventis Research & Development , Infectious Diseases Unit, Biology Group, Campus Mérieux, 1541 avenue Marcel Mérieux, 69280 Marcy L'Etoile, France.
Sophie LagrangeSanofi-Aventis Research & Development , Infectious Diseases Unit, Biology Group, Campus Mérieux, 1541 avenue Marcel Mérieux, 69280 Marcy L'Etoile, France.
Joe BuechlerAlere (San Diego) , Summer Ridge Road, San Diego, California 92121, United States.
Digby F WarnerMRC/NHLS/UCT Molecular Mycobacteriology Research Unit & DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine & Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town , Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa.
John D McKinneyEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Global Health Institute , Station 19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Janos PatoVichem Chemie , Herman Ottó út 15, Budapest, 1022 Hungary.
Stewart T ColeEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Global Health Institute , Station 19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Tom L BlundellDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge , 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, United Kingdom.
Menico RizziDipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, University of Piemonte Orientale , Via Bovio 6, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Valerie MizrahiMRC/NHLS/UCT Molecular Mycobacteriology Research Unit & DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine & Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town , Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHSanofi (France) · FRUniversity of Cape Town · ZAUniversità degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · ITUniversity of Cambridge · GBVichem Chemie (Hungary) · HUBridge University · SS

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/M026302/1Medical Research Council MR/N501864/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

VCC234718, a molecule with growth inhibitory activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), was identified by phenotypic screening of a 15344-compound library. Sequencing of a VCC234718-resistant mutant identified a Y487C substitution in the inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, GuaB2, which was subsequently validated to be the primary molecular target of VCC234718 in Mtb. VCC234718 inhibits Mtb GuaB2 with a K

Indexed as

AnimalsAntitubercular AgentsBacterial ProteinsDrug DiscoveryDrug Resistance, BacterialGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGenome, BacterialIMP DehydrogenaseMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutationMycobacteriumSulfonesTuberculosisAntitubercular AgentsBacterial ProteinsIMP DehydrogenaseSulfonesVCC234718drug targetIMPDHMycobacterium tuberculosispurine nucleotidepurine salvage

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PMID27726334
PMCPMC5241705
OpenAlexW2511017471

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