TarF
AssigneeSmithKline Beecham Corporation
InventorsAlison Frances Chalker, Stephanie Van Horn, Andrew Peter Fosberry, Michael Ovari
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Abstract
The invention provides tarF polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding tarF polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing tarF polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.
Claims28
An isolated recombinant polynucleotide segment encoding SEQ. ID NO:
- 2.
An isolated recombinant polynucleotide segment encoding a mature polypeptide expressed by the tarF gene contained in Staphlyococcus aureus WCUH 29 in NCIMB Deposit Number 40771.
An isolated recombinant polynucleotide segment comprising a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 1.
An isolated recombinant polynucleotide segment encoding a fragment of SEQ.ID NO:
- 2 that has glycerophospho transferase activity.
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