Patent attributes
The present invention provides an agent, or a composition containing an agent, for use in treating or preventing a bacterial infection in a subject, wherein said agent comprises:(i) an oligopeptidic compound comprising a PCNA interacting motif and a domain that facilitates the cellular uptake of said compound,wherein the PCNA interacting motif is X1X2X3X4X5 (SEQ ID NO: 1) andwherein:X1 is a basic amino acid;X2 is an aromatic amino acid;X3 is an uncharged amino acid other than an aromatic amino acid, Glycine (G) and Proline (P);X4 is any amino acid other than Proline (P), an acidic amino acid or an aromatic amino acid; andX5 is a basic amino acid or Proline (P); or(ii) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding the oligopeptidic compound of (i).

