The invention discloses the application of SPD_0310
protein as a target in the preparation of medicines for preventing and treating
Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. In the present invention, it was found that the expression level of SPD_0310 in the triple
mutant strain in which the three main
iron transport genes of
Streptococcus pneumoniae were knocked out at the same time was increased and could grow normally, indicating that the SPD_0310
protein may be involved in the interaction of various
iron transport proteins. The present invention also found that the spd_0310
gene knockout strain has reduced
infectivity to mice. Based on this, SPD_0310 can be used to prepare antibodies to the
protein, so as to facilitate the development of
antibody drugs. In addition, the present invention also found that the
active center of the protein can bind
heme, and proved that porphyrins can be used as substrates to compete with
heme, indicating that porphyrins can be used as inhibitors of SPD_0310 to inhibit
Streptococcus pneumoniae
toxicity, which has broad application prospects in the field of antibacterial drugs.