title: Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a model system for structural genomics.
abstract: Over the past five years, genomics has had a major impact on Mycobacterium tuberculosis research. With the publication of the sequences of two virulent strains (H37Rv and CDC1551) and three closely related sequences, M. tuberculosis is becoming a model system for proteomics and structural genomics initiatives. Together with the promise of structures of proteins with novel folds, high-resolution structures of drug targets are providing the basis for rational inhibitor design, with the goal of the development of novel anti-tuberculars. In addition, this work is aiding scientists in the quest for an effective vaccine against this persistent pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA.
authors.forename: Clare V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sacchettini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D015195:Drug Design; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017510:Protein Folding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins