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: Vintonyak VV, et al., 2010. Identification of thiazolidinones spiro-fused to indolin-2-ones as potent and selective inhibitors of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein tyrosine phosphatase B. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 49(34):5902-5.