RELAXASE AND OTHER VIR PROTEINS AS TARGETS FOR TREATMENT OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AND AS DNA TRANSFER SYSTEM TO MAMMALIAN CELLS

摘要

The invention refers to methods for preventing or treating Helicobacter pylori infections by inhibiting relaxase activity in H. pylori cells. Further, the invention relates to the use of relaxase and other Vir proteins as means for transferring DNA to mammalian cells, particularly for gene therapy.