Fighting antibiotic resistance—strategies and (pre) clinical developments to find new antibacterials

S Walesch, J Birkelbach, G Jézéquel, FPJ Haeckl… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Antibacterial resistance is one of the greatest threats to human health. The development of
new therapeutics against bacterial pathogens has slowed drastically since the approvals of …

[HTML][HTML] Glycomimetics for the inhibition and modulation of lectins

S Leusmann, P Ménová, E Shanin, A Titz… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbohydrates are essential mediators of many processes in health and disease. They
regulate self-/non-self-discrimination, are key elements of cellular communication, cancer …

Potent antibiotic design via guided search from antibacterial activity evaluations

L Chen, L Yu, L Gao - Bioinformatics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Motivation The emergence of drug-resistant bacteria makes the discovery of new antibiotics
an urgent issue, but finding new molecules with the desired antibacterial activity is an …

[HTML][HTML] Combination of genetically diverse Pseudomonas phages enhances the cocktail efficiency against bacteria

A Naknaen, T Samernate, W Wannasrichan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Phage treatment has been used as an alternative to antibiotics since the early 1900s.
However, bacteria may acquire phage resistance quickly, limiting the use of phage …

[PDF][PDF] An antibiotic from an uncultured bacterium binds to an immutable target

R Shukla, AJ Peoples, KC Ludwig, S Maity, MGN Derks… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Antimicrobial resistance is a leading mortality factor worldwide. Here, we report the
discovery of clovibactin, an antibiotic isolated from uncultured soil bacteria. Clovibactin …

[HTML][HTML] Current clinical landscape and global potential of bacteriophage therapy

NM Hitchcock, D Devequi Gomes Nunes, J Shiach… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
In response to the global spread of antimicrobial resistance, there is an increased demand
for novel and innovative antimicrobials. Bacteriophages have been known for their potential …

Shapeshifting bullvalene-linked vancomycin dimers as effective antibiotics against multidrug-resistant gram-positive bacteria

A Ottonello, JA Wyllie, O Yahiaoui… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The alarming rise in superbugs that are resistant to drugs of last resort, including
vancomycin-resistant enterococci and staphylococci, has become a significant global health …

[PDF][PDF] Clp-targeting BacPROTACs impair mycobacterial proteostasis and survival

DM Hoi, S Junker, L Junk, K Schwechel, K Fischel… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary The ClpC1: ClpP1P2 protease is a core component of the proteostasis system in
mycobacteria. To improve the efficacy of antitubercular agents targeting the Clp protease …

Antibiotic discovery in the artificial intelligence era

T Lluka, JM Stokes - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As the global burden of antibiotic resistance continues to grow, creative approaches to
antibiotic discovery are needed to accelerate the development of novel medicines. A rapidly …

CRISPR-Cas-based antimicrobials: design, challenges, and bacterial mechanisms of resistance

A Mayorga-Ramos, J Zúñiga-Miranda… - ACS Infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains is a source of public health concern
across the globe. As the discovery of new conventional antibiotics has stalled significantly …