Identification and use of cofactor independent phosphoglycerate mutase as a drug target for pathogenic organisms and treatment of the same

摘要

Present embodiments of the invention describe computational methods for performing a systematic, genome-wide search for novel drug targets in pathogenic organisms for example, the human filarial parasites. Cofactor independent phosphoglycerate mutase (iPGM) was identified by this search as a candidate target for identifying therapeutic agents for use in treating animal or plant subjects infected with parasitic nematodes, microbial pathogens including microsporidia, fungi etc. A consensus amino acid or nucleotide sequence that characterizes iPGM is further provided.