Publication Date:
2001-09-22
Description:
Comprehensive genomic analysis of the important human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus was achieved by a strategy involving antisense technology in a regulatable gene expression system. In addition to known essential genes, many genes of unknown or poorly defined biological function were identified. This methodology allowed gene function to be characterized in a comprehensive, defined set of conditionally growth-defective/lethal isogenic strains. Quantitative titration of the conditional growth effect was performed either in bacterial culture or in an animal model of infection. This genomic strategy offers an approach to the identification of staphylococcal gene products that could serve as targets for antibiotic discovery.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Ji, Y -- Zhang, B -- Van, S F -- Horn -- Warren, P -- Woodnutt, G -- Burnham, M K -- Rosenberg, M -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2001 Sep 21;293(5538):2266-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Microbiology, Genetics Research, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Research and Development, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA. yinduo_ji-1@gsk.com〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11567142" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Cloning, Molecular
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Female
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*Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
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*Genes, Bacterial
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*Genes, Essential
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Genetic Vectors
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Mice
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Open Reading Frames
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Phenotype
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Pyelonephritis/microbiology
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*RNA, Antisense
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Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology
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Staphylococcus aureus/*genetics/growth & development/pathogenicity
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Transformation, Bacterial
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Virulence/genetics
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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