Innovations and Inventions

Antibiotics Targeted to Bacterial Stress Pathways

An assay to identify inhibitors of a conserved bacterial stess response pathway: sigma factor sE. Penn State inventors have identified a novel therapeutic target, transcription factor σE, which is conserved in several multidrug resistant Gram-negative pathogens and are currently pursuing the development and validation of initial lead compounds. -Ken Keiler, 2018 LB2C Recipient.

Targeting Bacteria

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