Mycobacterium
Related VFcategory: Exoenzyme
Target: PtpB
Drug effect: Inhibits protein tyrosine phosphatase B (PtpB) to interfere with signal transduction pathways in macrophages.
Max phase: Preclinical (in vitro)
Publication: Grundner C, et al., 2007. Structural basis for selective inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein tyrosine phosphatase PtpB. Structure 15(4):499-509.