KITLG and infection: Such FphH-specific inhibitors could play important rolesin further dissecting the molecular function of FphH, as they wouldenable temporally controlled inactivation of FphH, which could circumventfunctional compensation issues that may be displayed by mutant strains.In addition, inhibition of FphH and thus putative interference with S. aureus stress responses could attenuate important infection-relatedprocesses and may have therapeutic potential.