Characterization of KKL-4669: Identified Inhibitor of trans-Translation

by Alexis Marie Davison

Antibiotic resistance is an urgent global threat resulting in millions of infections and thousands of deaths in the United States alone. This is a consequence of common drugs becoming ineffective against various bacterial pathogens such as M. tuberculosis. Inhibitors of trans-translation, a novel target pathway, have been identified through a high-throughput screen of a 13,000-compound library. Consequently, the active compound KKL-4669 is the current focus of pre-clinical tests involving various fluorescent and biochemical assays.

Major: 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Exhibition Category: 
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Kenneth Keiler
Location: 
Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Poster Number: 
147