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Discovery of anti-TB agents that target the cell-division protein FtsZ.


ABSTRACT: The emergence of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains has made many of the currently available anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs ineffective. Accordingly, there is a pressing need to identify new drug targets. Filamentous temperature-sensitive protein Z (FtsZ), a bacterial tubulin homologue, is an essential cell-division protein that polymerizes in a GTP-dependent manner, forming a highly dynamic cytokinetic ring, designated as the Z ring, at the septum site. Other cell-division proteins are recruited to the Z ring and, upon resolution of the septum, two daughter cells are produced. Since inactivation of FtsZ or alteration of FtsZ assembly results in the inhibition of Z-ring and septum formation, FtsZ is a very promising target for novel antimicrobial drug development. This review describes the function and dynamic behaviors of FtsZ and the recent development of FtsZ inhibitors as potential anti-TB agents.

SUBMITTER: Kumar K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3039483 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Discovery of anti-TB agents that target the cell-division protein FtsZ.

Kumar Kunal K   Awasthi Divya D   Berger William T WT   Tonge Peter J PJ   Slayden Richard A RA   Ojima Iwao I  

Future medicinal chemistry 20100801 8


The emergence of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains has made many of the currently available anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs ineffective. Accordingly, there is a pressing need to identify new drug targets. Filamentous temperature-sensitive protein Z (FtsZ), a bacterial tubulin homologue, is an essential cell-division protein that polymerizes in a GTP-dependent manner, forming a highly dynamic cytokinetic ring, designated as the Z ring, at the septum site. Other cell-division pro  ...[more]

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