Pseudomonas
Related VF: TTSS (Type III secretion system)
Target: ExsA
Drug effect: Inhibits DNA binding by interacting specifically with the DNA-binding domain of ExsA and its homologs AscA, LscA, LcrF, ExsAvp (from Vibrio parahaemolyticus).
Max phase: Preclinical (in vitro)
Publication: Marsden AE, et al., 2016. Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExsA DNA-Binding Activity by N-Hydroxybenzimidazoles. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 60(2):766-76.
Yersinia
Related VF: TTSS (Type III secretion system)
Target: VirF/LcrF
Drug effect: Targets the conserved DNA-binding domain of LcrF.
Max phase: Preclinical (in vitro)
Publication: Kim OK, et al., 2009. N-hydroxybenzimidazole inhibitors of the transcription factor LcrF in Yersinia: novel antivirulence agents. J Med Chem 52(18):5626-34.
Yersinia
Related VF: TTSS (Type III secretion system)
Target: VirF/LcrF
Drug effect: Targets the conserved DNA-binding domain of LcrF.
Max phase: Preclinical (in vivo)
Publication: Garrity-Ryan LK, et al., 2010. Small molecule inhibitors of LcrF, a Yersinia pseudotuberculosis transcription factor, attenuate virulence and limit infection in a murine pneumonia model. Infect Immun 78(11):4683-90.