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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

The small molecule regacin binds a conserved pocket in RegA to inhibit the expression of bacterial virulence factors.

Chris M Bollinger, Grace V Lawhern, Kacey M Talbot, F Jon Kull, Charles R Midgett, George P Munson

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Chris M BollingerDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101.ORCID 0000-0002-2748-0839
Grace V LawhernDepartment of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755.ORCID 0000-0003-3293-1435
Kacey M TalbotDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101.ORCID 0000-0002-9146-0445
F Jon KullDepartment of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755.ORCID 0000-0002-5191-3200
Charles R MidgettDepartment of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755.ORCID 0000-0001-9634-1165
George P MunsonDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101.ORCID 0000-0002-3692-8199

Funding

ChimeraX -- Next Generation Visualization and Analysis Software for Multiscale ModelingR01GM129325 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI FERRIN, THOMAS E · 2018 to 2025
$5.2M
Virulence gene regulators of enteric bacterial pathogens: Determining the structural and functional mechanisms of small molecule and polypeptide inhibitorsR01AI168157 · NIAID · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI Fredrick Jon Kull, GEORGE Patrick MUNSON · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
The Institute for Biomolecular TargetingP30GM165328 · NIGMS · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI DEAN R MADDEN · 2026 to 2026
$2.5M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI168157NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM165328NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129325
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Widespread antibiotic resistance is an urgent threat to public health. Small molecules that specifically target virulence factors or their expression are promising alternative therapeutics to antibiotics. The small molecule regacin was identified as a potent inhibitor of RegA, a transcription factor required for the expression of numerous virulence genes of

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PMCPMC13596237

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