Review Article

ChoK-ing the Pathogenic Bacteria: Potential of Human Choline Kinase Inhibitors as Antimicrobial Agents

Table 1

List of pathogenic bacteria containing ChoK and choline transporter. The presence of these proteins in the bacteria was supported by related literature or representative GenBank accession numbers to the putative ChoKs.

BacteriumSupporting literature or GenBank accession numbers
ChoKCholine transporter

Bacillus subtilisAFS006103[118, 119]
Burkholderia cenocepaciaODN63053.1[120, 121]
Clostridium botulinumKON14313.1[122, 123]
Haemophilus influenzaeAIB45944.1[93]
Klebsiella pneumoniaePUG97579.1[124, 125]
Mycobacterium tuberculosisSGD50227.1[126, 127]
Neisseria gonorrhoeae[128, 129][128, 130]
Neisseria meningitidis[128, 129][128, 130]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa[128, 129][131]
Staphylococcus aureusAXU08810.1[132]
Streptococcus mitisOOS15958.1[67]
Streptococcus pneumoniae[63][67, 74, 86]
Treponema denticola[97, 133][97]
Treponema pallidum[133][97]
Vibrio choleraeQEO43700.1[134, 135]