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The enzyme reverse transcriptase (RT) was discovered in retroviruses almost 50 years ago. The demonstration that other types of viruses, and what are now called retrotransposons, also replicated using an enzyme that could copy RNA into DNA came a few years later. The intensity of the research in both the process of reverse transcription and the enzyme RT was greatly stimulated by the recognition, in the mid-1980s, that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was a retrovirus and by the fact that the first successful anti-HIV drug, azidothymidine (AZT), is a substrate for RT. Although AZT monotherapy is a thing of the past, the most commonly prescribed, and most successful, combination therapies still involve one or both of the two major classes of anti-RT drugs. Although the basic mechanics of reverse transcription were worked out many years ago, and the first high-resolution structures of HIV RT are now more than 20 years old, we still have much to learn, particularly about the roles played by the host and viral factors that make the process of reverse transcription much more efficient in the cell than in the test tube. Moreover, we are only now beginning to understand how various host factors that are part of the innate immunity system interact with the process of reverse transcription to protect the host-cell genome, the host cell, and the whole host, from retroviral infection, and from unwanted retrotransposition.
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Smith SJ, Pauly GT, Akram A, Melody K, Rai G, Maloney DJ, Ambrose Z, Thomas CJ, Schneider JT, Hughes SH. Rilpivirine analogs potently inhibit drug-resistant HIV-1 mutants. Retrovirology 2016; 13:11. [PMID: 26880034 PMCID: PMC4754833 DOI: 10.1186/s12977-016-0244-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) are a class of antiretroviral compounds that bind in an allosteric binding pocket in HIV-1 RT, located about 10 Å from the polymerase active site. Binding of an NNRTI causes structural changes that perturb the alignment of the primer terminus and polymerase active site, preventing viral DNA synthesis. Rilpivirine (RPV) is the most recent NNRTI approved by the FDA, but like all other HIV-1 drugs, suboptimal treatment can lead to the development of resistance. To generate better compounds that could be added to the current HIV-1 drug armamentarium, we have developed several RPV analogs to combat viral variants that are resistant to the available NNRTIs. Results Using a single-round infection assay, we identified several RPV analogs that potently inhibited a broad panel of NNRTI resistant mutants. Additionally, we determined that several resistant mutants selected by either RPV or Doravirine (DOR) caused only a small increase in susceptibility to the most promising RPV analogs. Conclusions The antiviral data suggested that there are RPV analogs that could be candidates for further development as NNRTIs, and one of the most promising compounds was modeled in the NNRTI binding pocket. This model can be used to explain why this compound is broadly effective against the panel of NNRTI resistance mutants. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12977-016-0244-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Steven J Smith
- HIV Drug Resistance Program, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
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- Chemical Biology Laboratory, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
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- HIV Drug Resistance Program, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- NIH Chemical Genomics Center, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 3370, USA.
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- NIH Chemical Genomics Center, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 3370, USA.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. .,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- NIH Chemical Genomics Center, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 3370, USA.
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- Chemical Biology Laboratory, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
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- HIV Drug Resistance Program, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
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Sergeyev S, Yadav AK, Franck P, Michiels J, Lewi P, Heeres J, Vanham G, Ariën KK, Vande Velde CML, De Winter H, Maes BUW. 2,6-Di(arylamino)-3-fluoropyridine Derivatives as HIV Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2016; 59:1854-68. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Sergey Sergeyev
- Organic
Synthesis Division, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Organic
Synthesis Division, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Organic
Synthesis Division, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Virology
Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Shakturana CV, Pater van Mierlostraat
18, 2300 Turnhout, Belgium
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- Heeres Consulting CV, Leemskuilen
18, 2350 Vosselaar, Belgium
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- Virology
Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium
- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Virology
Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Medicinal
Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Organic
Synthesis Division, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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Dousson C, Alexandre FR, Amador A, Bonaric S, Bot S, Caillet C, Convard T, da Costa D, Lioure MP, Roland A, Rosinovsky E, Maldonado S, Parsy C, Trochet C, Storer R, Stewart A, Wang J, Mayes BA, Musiu C, Poddesu B, Vargiu L, Liuzzi M, Moussa A, Jakubik J, Hubbard L, Seifer M, Standring D. Discovery of the Aryl-phospho-indole IDX899, a Highly Potent Anti-HIV Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor. J Med Chem 2016; 59:1891-8. [PMID: 26804933 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Here, we describe the design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and identification of a clinical candidate non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) with a novel aryl-phospho-indole (APhI) scaffold. NNRTIs are recommended components of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment of HIV-1. Since a major problem associated with NNRTI treatment is the emergence of drug resistant virus, this work focused on optimization of the APhI against clinically relevant HIV-1 Y181C and K103N mutants and the Y181C/K103N double mutant. Optimization of the phosphinate aryl substituent led to the discovery of the 3-Me,5-acrylonitrile-phenyl analogue RP-13s (IDX899) having an EC50 of 11 nM against the Y181C/K103N double mutant.
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- Cyril Dousson
- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX, an MSD Company , 1682 rue de la Valsière, Cap Gamma, BP 50001, 34189 Cedex 4 Montpellier, France
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IDENIX , 320 Bent Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Yang J, Chen W, Kang D, Lu X, Li X, Liu Z, Huang B, Daelemans D, Pannecouque C, De Clercq E, Zhan P, Liu X. Design, synthesis and anti-HIV evaluation of novel diarylpyridine derivatives targeting the entrance channel of NNRTI binding pocket. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 109:294-304. [PMID: 26802545 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.11.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The development of novel NNRTIs with activity against variants of HIV-1RT is crucial for overcoming treatment failure. In the present study, a series of novel 6-substituted diarylpyridine derivatives targeting the entrance channel of the NNIBP of RT were designed through a molecular hybridization strategy. Encouragingly, these new diarylpyridine derivatives were found to be active against wild-type (WT) HIV-1 with an EC50 values ranging from 0.035 μM to 1.99 μM. Nearly half of them exhibited more potent inhibitory activities in cellular assays than the control drug nevirapine (NVP). Notably, three most promising compounds If (EC50 = 35 nM), Ia (EC50 = 43 nM) and IIa (EC50 = 41 nM) showed high potency against WT and were comparable to the reference drug delavirdine (DLV) (EC50 = 33 nM). Moreover, compounds Ib, IIb and IIh displayed effective activity against the most common clinically observed single and double-mutated HIV-1 strains in micromolar concentrations. In particular, the inhibition of IIb against the K103N mutation (EC50 = 49 nM), which confers resistance to a wide variety of NNRTIs, was about 140 times more effective than NVP (EC50 = 6.78 μM), 50 times more than DLV (EC50 = 2.48 μM) and about 3 times more than EFV (EC50 = 0.12 μM), indicating that the newly designed compounds have great potential to be further developed as new anti-HIV-1 agents. Preliminary structure-activity relationships (SARs) and molecular modeling of the new diarylpyridine derivatives were discussed in detail.
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- Jiapei Yang
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012 Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012 Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012 Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012 Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012 Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012 Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012 Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, K.U.Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, K.U.Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, K.U.Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012 Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012 Ji'nan, Shandong, PR China.
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Reeve SM, Lombardo MN, Anderson AC. Understanding the structural mechanisms of antibiotic resistance sets the platform for new discovery. Future Microbiol 2015; 10:1727-33. [PMID: 26516790 DOI: 10.2217/fmb.15.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Understanding the structural basis of antibacterial resistance may enable rational design principles that avoid and subvert that resistance, thus leading to the discovery of more effective antibiotics. In this review, we explore the use of crystal structures to guide new discovery of antibiotics that are effective against resistant organisms. Structures of efflux pumps bound to substrates and inhibitors have aided the design of compounds with lower affinity for the pump or inhibitors that more effectively block the pump. Structures of β-lactamase enzymes have revealed the mechanisms of action toward key carbapenems and structures of gyrase have aided the design of compounds that are less susceptible to point mutations.
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- Stephanie M Reeve
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, 69 N. Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, 69 N. Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, 69 N. Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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A novel family of diarylpyrimidines (DAPYs) featuring a diatomic linker: Design, synthesis and anti-HIV activities. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:6587-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Shen Y, Radhakrishnan ML, Tidor B. Molecular mechanisms and design principles for promiscuous inhibitors to avoid drug resistance: lessons learned from HIV-1 protease inhibition. Proteins 2015; 83:351-72. [PMID: 25410041 PMCID: PMC4829108 DOI: 10.1002/prot.24730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Revised: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Molecular recognition is central to biology and ranges from highly selective to broadly promiscuous. The ability to modulate specificity at will is particularly important for drug development, and discovery of mechanisms contributing to binding specificity is crucial for our basic understanding of biology and for applications in health care. In this study, we used computational molecular design to create a large dataset of diverse small molecules with a range of binding specificities. We then performed structural, energetic, and statistical analysis on the dataset to study molecular mechanisms of achieving specificity goals. The work was done in the context of HIV‐1 protease inhibition and the molecular designs targeted a panel of wild‐type and drug‐resistant mutant HIV‐1 protease structures. The analysis focused on mechanisms for promiscuous binding to bind robustly even to resistance mutants. Broadly binding inhibitors tended to be smaller in size, more flexible in chemical structure, and more hydrophobic in nature compared to highly selective ones. Furthermore, structural and energetic analyses illustrated mechanisms by which flexible inhibitors achieved binding; we found ligand conformational adaptation near mutation sites and structural plasticity in targets through torsional flips of asymmetric functional groups to form alternative, compensatory packing interactions or hydrogen bonds. As no inhibitor bound to all variants, we designed small cocktails of inhibitors to do so and discovered that they often jointly covered the target set through mechanistic complementarity. Furthermore, using structural plasticity observed in experiments, and potentially in simulations, is suggested to be a viable means of designing adaptive inhibitors that are promiscuous binders. Proteins 2015; 83:351–372. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Yang Shen
- Department of Biological EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusetts02139
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusetts02139
- Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence LaboratoryMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusetts02139
- Present address:
Center for Bioinformatics and Genomic Systems EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTexas77843
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- Department of Biological EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusetts02139
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusetts02139
- Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence LaboratoryMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusetts02139
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Miller MT, Tuske S, Das K, DeStefano JJ, Arnold E. Structure of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase bound to a novel 38-mer hairpin template-primer DNA aptamer. Protein Sci 2015; 25:46-55. [PMID: 26296781 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The development of a modified DNA aptamer that binds HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) with ultra-high affinity has enabled the X-ray structure determination of an HIV-1 RT-DNA complex to 2.3 Å resolution without the need for an antibody Fab fragment or RT-DNA cross-linking. The 38-mer hairpin-DNA aptamer has a 15 base-pair duplex, a three-deoxythymidine hairpin loop, and a five-nucleotide 5'-overhang. The aptamer binds RT in a template-primer configuration with the 3'-end positioned at the polymerase active site and has 2'-O-methyl modifications at the second and fourth duplex template nucleotides that interact with the p66 fingers and palm subdomains. This structure represents the highest resolution RT-nucleic acid structure to date. The RT-aptamer complex is catalytically active and can serve as a platform for studying fundamental RT mechanisms and for development of anti-HIV inhibitors through fragment screening and other approaches. Additionally, the structure allows for a detailed look at a unique aptamer design and provides the molecular basis for its remarkably high affinity for RT.
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- Matthew T Miller
- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland, 20742
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854
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Kumar GJ, Kumar SN, Thummuri D, Adari LBS, Naidu VGM, Srinivas K, Rao VJ. Synthesis and characterization of new s-triazine bearing benzimidazole and benzothiazole derivatives as anticancer agents. Med Chem Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-015-1430-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sharma KK, Przybilla F, Restle T, Boudier C, Godet J, Mély Y. Reverse Transcriptase in Action: FRET-Based Assay for Monitoring Flipping and Polymerase Activity in Real Time. Anal Chem 2015; 87:7690-7. [PMID: 26125954 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b01126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Reverse transcriptase (RT) of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) is a multifunctional enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of the single stranded viral RNA genome into double-stranded DNA, competent for host-cell integration. RT is endowed with RNA- and DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity and DNA-directed RNA hydrolysis (RNase H activity). As a key enzyme of reverse transcription, RT is a key target of currently used highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), though RT inhibitors offer generally a poor resistance profile, urging new RT inhibitors to be developed. Using single molecule fluorescence approaches, it has been recently shown that RT binding orientation and dynamics on its substrate play a critical role in its activity. Currently, most in vitro RT activity assays, inherently end-point measurements, are based on the detection of reaction products by using radio-labeled or chemically modified nucleotides. Here, we propose a simple and continuous real-time Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) based-assay for the direct measurement of RT's binding orientation and polymerase activity, with the use of conventional steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. Under our working conditions, the change in binding orientation and the primer elongation step can be visualized separately on the basis of their opposite fluorescence changes and their different kinetics. The assay presented can easily discriminate non-nucleoside RT inhibitors from nucleoside RT inhibitors and determine reliably their potency. This one-step and one-pot assay constitutes an improved alternative to the currently used screening assays to disclose new anti-RT drugs and identify at the same time the class to which they belong.
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- K K Sharma
- †Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- †Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- ‡Institute für Molekulare Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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- †Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- †Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France.,§Département d'Information Médicale et de Biostatistiques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, pl de l'Hôpital, 67400 Strasbourg, France
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- †Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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Zheng X, Perera L, Mueller GA, DeRose EF, London RE. Asymmetric conformational maturation of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. eLife 2015; 4. [PMID: 26037594 PMCID: PMC4452869 DOI: 10.7554/elife.06359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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HIV-1 reverse transcriptase utilizes a metamorphic polymerase domain that is able to adopt two alternate structures that fulfill catalytic and structural roles, thereby minimizing its coding requirements. This ambiguity introduces folding challenges that are met by a complex maturation process. We have investigated this conformational maturation using NMR studies of methyl-labeled RT for the slower processes in combination with molecular dynamics simulations for rapid processes. Starting from an inactive conformation, the p66 precursor undergoes a unimolecular isomerization to a structure similar to its active form, exposing a large hydrophobic surface that facilitates initial homodimer formation. The resulting p66/p66' homodimer exists as a conformational heterodimer, after which a series of conformational adjustments on different time scales can be observed. Formation of the inter-subunit RH:thumb' interface occurs at an early stage, while maturation of the connection' and unfolding of the RH' domains are linked and occur on a much slower time scale. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06359.001 Proteins are made up of long chains of building blocks called amino acids. These chains can twist and fold in numerous ways to adopt the specific three-dimensional shapes that enable each protein to perform its role. In recent years, researchers have identified several proteins that can adopt different shapes from the same sequence of amino acids. These are known as metamorphic proteins and each shape may carry out a different role. HIV is a virus that causes AIDS, an illness that leads to progressive failure of a person’s immune system. The virus uses an enzyme called “reverse transcriptase” to copy its genetic material. The enzyme consists of two metamorphic protein subunits that are both derived from the same precursor protein called “p66”. One p66 subunit adopts an extended shape that enables it to carry out enzymatic activities. The second is processed into a smaller p51 subunit that is inactive but provides structural integrity to the enzyme. Zheng et al. have now used nuclear magnetic resonance and other state-of-the-art techniques to analyze the different stages of the conversion of the p66 protein into the mature reverse transcriptase enzyme. The analysis revealed the shape of a single p66 protein molecule, and showed that occasional changes in shape allow one p66 molecule to bind to a second. This means that an immature version of reverse transcriptase contains two p66 subunits with different shapes. The shapes of each of the two subunits then undergo further changes with time. In one of the subunits, competing interactions lead to a molecular tug-of-war that prevents part of the protein from adopting its folded shape. This part subsequently unravels and is later destroyed by another HIV enzyme (called HIV protease) to form the smaller p51 subunit. Since HIV needs reverse transcriptase in order to multiply and cause infection, drugs that prevent this enzyme from working are used to treat patients with AIDS. Current drugs target the mature form of the enzyme, but are of limited use because mutations can lead to drug-resistant forms of the proteins. The findings of Zheng et al. now fill a major gap in our understanding of the intermediate steps that lead to the formation of mature reverse transcriptase. These findings are expected to guide future work aimed at developing new drugs that interfere with maturation instead of blocking activity of the mature enzyme. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06359.002
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- Xunhai Zheng
- Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, United States
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- Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, United States
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- Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, United States
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- Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, United States
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- Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, United States
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Kaur M, Gupta KM, Poursaid AE, Karra P, Mahalingam A, Aliyar HA, Kiser PF. Engineering a degradable polyurethane intravaginal ring for sustained delivery of dapivirine. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2015; 1:223-37. [PMID: 25788241 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-011-0027-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We describe the engineering of a degradable intravaginal ring (IVR) for the delivery of the potent HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor dapivirine. The degradable polymer used in fabricating the device incorporated poly(caprolactone) ester blocks in a poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol ABA type polyurethane backbone. The polymer was designed to maintain its structure for 1 month during usage and then degrade in the environment post-disposal. In vitro release of dapivirine showed zero-order kinetics for up to 1 month and significant levels of drug release into engineered vaginal tissue. The mechanical properties of the degradable IVR were comparable to those of a widely used contraceptive intravaginal ring upon exposure to simulated vaginal conditions. Incubation under simulated vaginal conditions for a month caused minimal degradation with minimal effect on the mechanical properties of the ring and polymer. The cytotoxicity evaluation of the drug-loaded IVRs against Vk2/E6E7 human vaginal epithelial cells, Lactobacillus jensenii, and engineered vaginal tissue constructs showed the degradable polyurethane to be non-toxic. In vitro evaluation of inflammatory potential monitored through the levels of inflammatory cytokines IL-8, IL-1α, IL-6, IL-1β, and MIP-3α when engineered EpiVaginal™ tissue was incubated with the polyurethanes suggested that the degradable polyurethane was comparable to commercial medical grade polyurethane. These results are encouraging for further development of this degradable IVR for topical vaginal delivery of microbicides.
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- Manpreet Kaur
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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Alzoman NZ, Mary YS, Panicker CY, Al-Swaidan IA, El-Emam AA, Al-Deeb OA, Al-Saadi AA, Van Alsenoy C, War JA. Spectroscopic investigation (FT-IR and FT-Raman), vibrational assignments, HOMO-LUMO, NBO, MEP analysis and molecular docking study of 2-[(4-chlorobenzyl)sulfanyl]-4-(2-methylpropyl)-6-(phenylsulfanyl)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile, a potential chemotherapeutic agent. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2015; 139:413-24. [PMID: 25576938 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Revised: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vibrational spectral analysis of 2-[(4-chlorobenzyl)sulfanyl]-4-(2-methylpropyl)-6-(phenylsulfanyl)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile was carried out using FT-IR and FT-Raman spectroscopic techniques. The equilibrium geometry and vibrational wave numbers have been computed using density functional B3LYP method with 6-311++G(d,p)(5D,7F) as basis set. Stability of the molecule arising from hyper conjugative interactions, charge delocalization has been analyzed using NBO analysis. The nonlinear optical behavior of the title compound is also theoretically predicted. From the MEP, it is evident that the negative charge covers the C≡N group and the positive region is over the phenyl and the pyrimidine rings. From the potential energy scan it is clear that the lone pairs of the sulfur atom prefer to point away from the pyrimidine ring and the C≡N group resulting with two possible minimum conformations at the N4C8S1C25 angle equal nearly 0° or 150°. Molecular docking results suggest that the compound might exhibit inhibitory activity against GPb and may act as potential anti-diabetic compound.
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- Nourah Z Alzoman
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Fatima Mata National College, Kollam, Kerala, India
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- Department of Physics, TKM College of Arts and Science, Kollam, Kerala, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar, M.P., India
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Frey KM, Puleo DE, Spasov KA, Bollini M, Jorgensen WL, Anderson KS. Structure-based evaluation of non-nucleoside inhibitors with improved potency and solubility that target HIV reverse transcriptase variants. J Med Chem 2015; 58:2737-45. [PMID: 25700160 PMCID: PMC4378236 DOI: 10.1021/jm501908a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The
development of novel non-nucleoside inhibitors (NNRTIs) with
activity against variants of HIV reverse transcriptase (RT) is crucial
for overcoming treatment failure. The NNRTIs bind in an allosteric
pocket in RT ∼10 Å away from the active site. Earlier
analogues of the catechol diether compound series have picomolar activity
against HIV strains with wild-type RT but lose potency against variants
with single Y181C and double K103N/Y181C mutations. As guided by structure-based
and computational studies, removal of the 5-Cl substitution of compound 1 on the catechol aryl ring system led to a new analogue compound 2 that maintains greater potency against Y181C and K103N/Y181C
variants and better solubility (510 μg/mL). Crystal structures
were determined for wild-type, Y181C, and K103N/Y181C RT in complex
with both compounds 1 and 2 to understand
the structural basis for these findings. Comparison of the structures
reveals that the Y181C mutation destabilizes the binding mode of compound 1 and disrupts the interactions with residues in the pocket.
Compound 2 maintains the same conformation in wild-type
and mutant structures, in addition to several interactions with the
NNRTI binding pocket. Comparison of the six crystal structures will
assist in the understanding of compound binding modes and future optimization
of the catechol diether series.
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- Kathleen M Frey
- †Department of Pharmacology, ‡Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8066, United States
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- †Department of Pharmacology, ‡Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8066, United States
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- †Department of Pharmacology, ‡Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8066, United States
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- †Department of Pharmacology, ‡Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8066, United States
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- †Department of Pharmacology, ‡Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8066, United States
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- †Department of Pharmacology, ‡Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8066, United States
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Babkov DA, Valuev-Elliston VT, Paramonova MP, Ozerov AA, Ivanov AV, Chizhov AO, Khandazhinskaya AL, Kochetkov SN, Balzarini J, Daelemans D, Pannecouque C, Seley-Radtke KL, Novikov MS. Scaffold hopping: Exploration of acetanilide-containing uracil analogues as potential NNRTIs. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:1069-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 12/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Betancor G, Álvarez M, Marcelli B, Andrés C, Martínez MA, Menéndez-Arias L. Effects of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase connection subdomain mutations on polypurine tract removal and initiation of (+)-strand DNA synthesis. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:2259-70. [PMID: 25662223 PMCID: PMC4344514 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) connection subdomain mutations at positions 348, 369 and 376 have been associated with resistance to non-nucleoside RT inhibitors (NNRTIs). N348I may interfere with the initiation of (+)-strand DNA synthesis by reducing polypurine tract (PPT) removal in the presence of nevirapine. The effect of NNRTIs on the RNase H-mediated cleavage of PPT-containing template-primers has been studied with wild-type HIV-1 RT and mutants N348I, T369I, T369V, T376S and N348I/T369I. In the presence of NNRTIs, all RTs were able to stimulate PPT cleavage after primer elongation. The enhancing effects of nevirapine and efavirenz were reduced in RTs carrying mutation N348I, and specially N348I/T369I. However, those mutations had no effect on rilpivirine-mediated cleavage. Prior to elongation, the PPT remains resilient to cleavage, although efavirenz and rilpivirine facilitate RNase H-mediated trimming of its 3′-end. The integrity of the 3′-end is essential for the initiation of (+)-strand DNA synthesis. In the presence of dNTPs, rilpivirine was the most effective inhibitor of (+)-strand DNA synthesis blocking nucleotide incorporation and preventing usage of available PPT primers. The N348I/T369I RT showed reduced ability to generate short RNA products revealing a cleavage window defect. Its lower RNase H activity could be attributed to enhanced rigidity compared to the wild-type enzyme.
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- Gilberto Betancor
- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), c/Nicolás Cabrera, 1, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), c/Nicolás Cabrera, 1, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), c/Nicolás Cabrera, 1, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), c/Nicolás Cabrera, 1, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain Laboratori de Retrovirologia, Fundació irsiCaixa, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, 08916 Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratori de Retrovirologia, Fundació irsiCaixa, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, 08916 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular 'Severo Ochoa' (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), c/Nicolás Cabrera, 1, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Al-Omary FAM, Raj A, Raju K, Panicker CY, Haress NG, El-Emam AA, El-Ashmawy MB, Al-Saadi AA, Van Alsenoy C, War JA. Spectroscopic investigation (FT-IR, FT-Raman), HOMO-LUMO, NBO analysis and molecular docking study of 2-[(4-chlorobenzyl)sulfanyl]-4-(2-methylpropyl)-6-[3-trifluoromethyl)-anilino]pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile, a potential chemotherapeutic agent. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2015; 136 Pt B:520-33. [PMID: 25448953 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.09.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Revised: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra of 2-[(4-chlorobenzyl)sulfanyl]-4-(2-methylpropyl)-6-[3-trifluoromethyl)-anilino]pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile were recorded and analyzed. The vibrational wave numbers were computed using DFT quantum chemical calculations. The data obtained from wave number calculations are used to assign vibrational bands obtained in infrared and Raman spectra. Potential energy distribution was done using GAR2PED program. The NH stretching wave number is red shifted by 102 cm(-1) in IR from the computed wave number, which indicates the weakening of the NH bond. The geometrical parameters (DFT) of the title compound are in agreement with the XRD results. NBO analysis, HOMO-LUMO, first hyperpolarizability and molecular electrostatic potential results are also reported. From the MEP map it is evident that the negative electrostatic potential regions are mainly localized over the CN and CF3 groups and are possible sites for electrophilic attack and positive regions are localized around NH group, indicating possible sites for nucleophilic attack. The preliminary docking results suggest that the title compound might exhibit inhibitory activity against GPb and may act as a potential anti-diabetic compound.
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- Fatmah A M Al-Omary
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, University College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- Department of Physics, University College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- Department of Physics, TKM College of Arts and Science, Kollam, Kerala, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Mansoura, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- University of Antwerp, Chemistry Department, Universiteitsplein 1, B2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. H.S. Gour Central University, Sagar, M.P., India
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Bala V, Jangir S, Mandalapu D, Gupta S, Chhonker YS, Lal N, Kushwaha B, Chandasana H, Krishna S, Rawat K, Maikhuri JP, Bhatta RS, Siddiqi MI, Tripathi R, Gupta G, Sharma VL. Dithiocarbamate–thiourea hybrids useful as vaginal microbicides also show reverse transcriptase inhibition: Design, synthesis, docking and pharmacokinetic studies. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:881-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.12.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Revised: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wu HQ, Yao J, He QQ, Chen WX, Chen FE, Pannecouque C, De Clercq E, Daelemans D. Synthesis and biological evaluation of DAPY–DPEs hybrids as non-nucleoside inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:624-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Xiao JJ, Liao M, Chu MJ, Ren ZL, Zhang X, Lv XH, Cao HQ. Design, synthesis and anti-tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) activity of 5-chloro-N-(4-cyano-1-aryl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-1-aryl-3-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide derivatives. Molecules 2015; 20:807-21. [PMID: 25574822 PMCID: PMC6272160 DOI: 10.3390/molecules20010807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A series of novel pyrazole amide derivatives 3a-3p which take TMV PC protein as the target has been designed and synthesized by the reactions of 5-chloro-1-aryl-3-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acids with 5-amino-1-aryl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitriles. All the compounds were characterized by 1H-NMR, mass spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Preliminary bioassays indicated that all the compounds acted against the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) with different in vivo and in vitro modes at 500 μg/mL and were found to possess promising activity. Especially, compound 3p showed the most potent biological activity against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) compared to ningnanmycin, and a molecular docking study was performed and the binding model revealed that the pyrazole amide moiety was tightly embedded in the binding sites of TMV PC (PDB code: 2OM3).
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- Jin-Jing Xiao
- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Jain (Pancholi) N, Gupta S, Sapre N, Sapre NS. In silico de novo design of novel NNRTIs: a bio-molecular modelling approach. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra15478a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Six novel NNRTIs (DABO) with high efficacy are designed by assessing the interaction potential and structural requirements using chemometric analyses (SVM, BPNN and MLR) on structural descriptors.
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- Department of Chemistry
- Govt. BLPPG College
- MHOW, India
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- Department of Mathematics and Computational Sc
- SGSITS
- Indore, India
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Di Perri G, Green B, Morrish G, Hill A, Faetkenheuer G, Bickel M, van Delft Y, Kurowski M, Kakuda T. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Etravirine 400 mg Once Daily in Treatment-Naïve Patients. HIV CLINICAL TRIALS 2014; 14:92-8. [DOI: 10.1310/hct1403-92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Impact of drug resistance-associated amino acid changes in HIV-1 subtype C on susceptibility to newer nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2014; 59:960-71. [PMID: 25421485 DOI: 10.1128/aac.04215-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to assess the phenotypic susceptibility of HIV-1 subtype C isolates, with nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) resistance-associated amino acid changes, to newer NNRTIs. A panel of 52 site-directed mutants and 38 clinically derived HIV-1 subtype C clones was created, and the isolates were assessed for phenotypic susceptibility to etravirine (ETR), rilpivirine (RPV), efavirenz (EFV), and nevirapine (NVP) in an in vitro single-cycle phenotypic assay. The amino acid substitutions E138Q/R, Y181I/V, and M230L conferred high-level resistance to ETR, while K101P and Y181I/V conferred high-level resistance to RPV. Y181C, a major NNRTI resistance-associated amino acid substitution, caused decreased susceptibility to ETR and, to a lesser extent, RPV when combined with other mutations. These included N348I and T369I, amino acid changes in the connection domain that are not generally assessed during resistance testing. However, the prevalence of these genotypes among subtype C sequences was, in most cases, <1%. The more common EFV/NVP resistance-associated substitutions, such as K103N, V106M, and G190A, had no major impact on ETR or RPV susceptibility. The low-level resistance to RPV and ETR conferred by E138K was not significantly enhanced in the presence of M184V/I, unlike for EFV and NVP. Among patient samples, 97% were resistant to EFV and/or NVP, while only 24% and 16% were resistant to ETR and RPV, respectively. Overall, only a few, relatively rare NNRTI resistance-associated amino acid substitutions caused resistance to ETR and/or RPV in an HIV-1 subtype C background, suggesting that these newer NNRTIs would be effective in NVP/EFV-experienced HIV-1 subtype C-infected patients.
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Al-Masoudi NA, Kassim AG, Abdul-Reda NA. Synthesis of potential pyrimidine derivatives via Suzuki cross-coupling reaction as HIV and kinesin Eg5 inhibitors. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2014; 33:141-61. [PMID: 24689846 DOI: 10.1080/15257770.2014.880475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A series of 4-amino-5-((4-chlorophenyl)diazenyl)-6-(alkylamino)-1-methylpyrimidin-2-one derivatives 7-16 were prepared by nucleophilic displacement of 6-chloro-pyrimidine 6 by various amines. 4-Amino-5-((aryl-4-yl)diazenyl)-6-aryl-1-methylpyrimidin-2-one analogs 19-27, as well as 4-amino-5-((aryl-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)diazenyl)-6-aryl-1-methylpyrimidin-2-one 29-31 and 4-amino-6-aryl-1-methylpyrimidin-2-one 34-34, were synthesized via Suzuki cross-coupling reaction, using Pd(PPh3)4 as a catalyst and arylboronic acids as reagents. All compounds were evaluated for their antiviral activity against the replication of HIV-1 and HIV-2 in MT-4. Compounds 6, 16, 27, and 29 showed a 50% effective concentration of >2.15, >3.03, >2.29, and >1.63 μM, respectively, but no selectivity was observed (selectivity index < 1). Two of the newly synthesized pyrimidines 12 and 29 exhibited moderate kinesin Eg5 inhibition.
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- Najim A Al-Masoudi
- a Department of Chemistry, College of Science , University of Basrah , Basrah , Iraq
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Iyidogan P, Anderson KS. Current perspectives on HIV-1 antiretroviral drug resistance. Viruses 2014; 6:4095-139. [PMID: 25341668 PMCID: PMC4213579 DOI: 10.3390/v6104095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Current advancements in antiretroviral therapy (ART) have turned HIV-1 infection into a chronic and manageable disease. However, treatment is only effective until HIV-1 develops resistance against the administered drugs. The most recent antiretroviral drugs have become superior at delaying the evolution of acquired drug resistance. In this review, the viral fitness and its correlation to HIV-1 mutation rates and drug resistance are discussed while emphasizing the concept of lethal mutagenesis as an alternative therapy. The development of resistance to the different classes of approved drugs and the importance of monitoring antiretroviral drug resistance are also summarized briefly.
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- Pinar Iyidogan
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Wu HQ, Yao J, He QQ, Chen FE. Docking-based CoMFA and CoMSIA studies on naphthyl-substituted diarylpyrimidines as NNRTIs. SAR AND QSAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2014; 25:761-775. [PMID: 25242254 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2014.955054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) play a significant role in anti-HIV drug development. A series of naphthyl-substituted diarylpyrimidines with most EC50 values in the nanomolar range was reported as potent NNRTIs by our lab. In order to obtain the quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) that can guide rational lead optimization, CoMFA and CoMSIA studies were carried out. Docking study based on the co-crystallized complex (PDB ID: 3MEC) was utilized as an approach to obtain reliable conformations for molecular alignment. Two different molecular alignments were performed, resulting in two CoMFA models and 34 CoMSIA models. The CoMSIA models correspond to all the possible combinations among five fields: steric, electrostatic, hydrophobic, hydrogen bond donor, and hydrogen bond acceptor. Highly predictive models were achieved, in which the statistically reliable CoMFA model had a q(2) of 0.743 and an r(2) of 0.980, whereas the best CoMSIA model had a q(2) of 0.713 and an r(2) of 0.969. The best models were rigorously validated with an external test set, which gave satisfactory predictive r(2) values for CoMFA and CoMSIA models: 0.85 and 0.83, respectively. Contour maps obtained from selected models revealed important structural features and some rational guidance for further optimization.
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- Hai-Qiu Wu
- a Department of Chemistry , Fudan University , Shanghai , People's Republic of China
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Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations for protein-ligand binding and inhibitor design. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1850:966-971. [PMID: 25196360 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Revised: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Non-nucleoside inhibitors of HIV reverse transcriptase are an important component of treatment against HIV infection. Novel inhibitors are sought that increase potency against variants that contain the Tyr181Cys mutation. METHODS Molecular dynamics based free energy perturbation simulations have been run to study factors that contribute to protein-ligand binding, and the results are compared with those from previous Monte Carlo based simulations and activity data. RESULTS Predictions of protein-ligand binding modes are very consistent for the two simulation methods; the accord is attributed to the use of an enhanced sampling protocol. The Tyr181Cys binding pocket supports large, hydrophobic substituents, which is in good agreement with experiment. CONCLUSIONS Although some discrepancies exist between the results of the two simulation methods and experiment, free energy perturbation simulations can be used to rapidly test small molecules for gains in binding affinity. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Free energy perturbation methods show promise in providing fast, reliable and accurate data that can be used to complement experiment in lead optimization projects. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Recent developments of molecular dynamics".
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Krzemińska A, Paneth P, Moliner V, Świderek K. Binding Isotope Effects as a Tool for Distinguishing Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Binding Sites of HIV-1 RT. J Phys Chem B 2014; 119:917-27. [DOI: 10.1021/jp506119h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Agnieszka Krzemińska
- Institute
of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
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- Institute
of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
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- Departament
de Química Física i Analítica, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castelló, Spain
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- Institute
of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
- Departament
de Química Física, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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Meng G, Liu Y, Zheng A, Chen F, Chen W, De Clercq E, Pannecouque C, Balzarini J. Design and synthesis of a new series of modified CH-diarylpyrimidines as drug-resistant HIV non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 82:600-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 05/11/2014] [Accepted: 05/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A safety and pharmacokinetic trial assessing delivery of dapivirine from a vaginal ring in healthy women. AIDS 2014; 28:1479-87. [PMID: 24901365 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000000280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Women-initiated HIV-prevention products are urgently needed. To address this need, a trial was conducted to assess the safety and pharmacokinetics of a silicone elastomer matrix vaginal ring containing 25 mg of the antiretroviral drug dapivirine when used continuously for 28 consecutive days. METHODS A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted in 16 healthy, HIV-negative women, 18-40 years of age, who were randomized 1:1 to use either the active or matching placebo ring for 28 days. Participants were followed during and for 28 days after ring use for safety and pharmacokinetic evaluations. RESULTS The dapivirine vaginal ring was safe and well tolerated with no differences in safety endpoints between the active and placebo ring. The concentration-time plots of dapivirine in vaginal fluid were indicative of a sustained release of dapivirine over the 28 days of use. Dapivirine vaginal fluid concentrations were highest near the ring, followed by the cervix and introïtus (mean Cmax of 80, 67 and 31 μg/g, respectively). Vaginal fluid concentrations of dapivirine on the day of ring removal (day 28) at all three collection sites exceeded by more than 3900-fold the IC99 for dapivirine in a tissue explant infection model. Plasma dapivirine concentrations were low (< 1 ng/ml) and remained well below those observed at the maximum tolerated dose for oral treatment (mean Cmax of 2286 ng/ml). CONCLUSION The dapivirine vaginal ring has a safety and pharmacokinetic profile that supports its use as a sustained-release topical microbicide for HIV-1 prevention in women.
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Vijayan R, Arnold E, Das K. Molecular dynamics study of HIV-1 RT-DNA-nevirapine complexes explains NNRTI inhibition and resistance by connection mutations. Proteins 2014; 82:815-29. [PMID: 24174331 PMCID: PMC4502926 DOI: 10.1002/prot.24460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) is a multifunctional enzyme that is targeted by nucleoside analogs (NRTIs) and non-nucleoside RT inhibitors (NNRTIs). NNRTIs are allosteric inhibitors of RT, and constitute an integral part of several highly active antiretroviral therapy regimens. Under selective pressure, HIV-1 acquires resistance against NNRTIs primarily by selecting mutations around the NNRTI pocket. Complete RT sequencing of clinical isolates revealed that spatially distal mutations arising in connection and the RNase H domain also confer NNRTI resistance and contribute to NRTI resistance. However, the precise structural mechanism by which the connection domain mutations confer NNRTI resistance is poorly understood. We performed 50-ns molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, followed by essential dynamics, free-energy landscape analyses, and network analyses of RT-DNA, RT-DNA-nevirapine (NVP), and N348I/T369I mutant RT-DNA-NVP complexes. MD simulation studies revealed altered global motions and restricted conformational landscape of RT upon NVP binding. Analysis of protein structure network parameters demonstrated a dissortative hub pattern in the RT-DNA complex and an assortative hub pattern in the RT-DNA-NVP complex suggesting enhanced rigidity of RT upon NVP binding. The connection subdomain mutations N348I/T369I did not induce any significant structural change; rather, these mutations modulate the conformational dynamics and alter the long-range allosteric communication network between the connection subdomain and NNRTI pocket. Insights from the present study provide a structural basis for the biochemical and clinical findings on drug resistance caused by the connection and RNase H mutations.
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- R.S.K. Vijayan
- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Mislak AC, Frey KM, Bollini M, Jorgensen WL, Anderson KS. A mechanistic and structural investigation of modified derivatives of the diaryltriazine class of NNRTIs targeting HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1840:2203-11. [PMID: 24726448 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) are vital in treating HIV-1 infection by inhibiting reverse transcriptase (RT). Drug toxicity and resistance drive the need for effective new inhibitors with improved physiochemical properties and potent antiviral activity. Computer-aided and structure-based drug design have guided the addition of solubilizing substituents to the diaryltriazine scaffold. These derivatives have markedly improved solubility and maintain low nanomolar antiviral activity against RT. The molecular and structural basis of inhibition for this series was determined to facilitate future inhibitor development with improved pharmacological profiles. METHODS The molecular mechanism of inhibition was investigated using transient-state kinetic analysis. Crystal structures of RT in complex with each inhibitor were obtained to investigate the structural basis of inhibition. RESULTS The diaryltriazine and its morpholine derivative have RT inhibition constants of 9±2nM and 14±4nM, respectively. They adopt differential binding modes within the non-nucleoside inhibitor binding pocket to distort the catalytic site geometry and primer grip regions. The novel morpholinopropoxy substituent extends into the RT/solvent interface of the NNIBP. CONCLUSIONS Kinetic and structural analyses show that these inhibitors behave as conventional NNRTIs and inhibit the polymerization step. This study confirms that appending solubilizing substituents on the azine ring of diaryltriazine class of NNRTIs that extend into the RT/solvent interface effectively maintains low nanomolar potency and improves physiochemical properties. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The modification of NNRTI scaffolds with solubilizing substituents, which extend into the RT/solvent interface, yields potent antivirals and is an effective strategy for developing novel inhibitors with improved pharmacological properties.
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- Andrea C Mislak
- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8066, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8066, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8107, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8066, USA.
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Discovery of nitropyridine derivatives as potent HIV-1 non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors via a structure-based core refining approach. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 76:531-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2013] [Revised: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Frey KM, Gray WT, Spasov KA, Bollini M, Gallardo-Macias R, Jorgensen WL, Anderson KS. Structure-based evaluation of C5 derivatives in the catechol diether series targeting HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Chem Biol Drug Des 2014; 83:541-9. [PMID: 24289305 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Revised: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Using a computationally driven approach, a class of inhibitors with picomolar potency known as the catechol diethers were developed targeting the non-nucleoside-binding pocket of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Computational studies suggested that halogen-bonding interactions between the C5 substituent of the inhibitor and backbone carbonyl of conserved residue Pro95 might be important. While the recently reported crystal structures of the reverse transcriptase complexes confirmed the interactions with the non-nucleoside-binding pocket, they revealed the lack of a halogen-bonding interaction with Pro95. To understand the effects of substituents at the C5 position, we determined additional crystal structures with 5-Br and 5-H derivatives. Using comparative structural analysis, we identified several conformations of the ethoxy uracil dependent on the strength of a van der Waals interaction with the Cγ of Pro95 and the C5 substitution. The 5-Cl and 5-F derivatives position the ethoxy uracil to make more hydrogen bonds, whereas the larger 5-Br and smaller 5-H position the ethoxy uracil to make fewer hydrogen bonds. EC50 values correlate with the trends observed in the crystal structures. The influence of C5 substitutions on the ethoxy uracil conformation may have strategic value, as future derivatives can possibly be modulated to gain additional hydrogen-bonding interactions with resistant variants of reverse transcriptase.
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- Kathleen M Frey
- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street, SHM B350, New Haven, CT, 06520-8066, USA
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Chen W, Zhan P, Rai D, De Clercq E, Pannecouque C, Balzarini J, Zhou Z, Liu H, Liu X. Discovery of 2-pyridone derivatives as potent HIV-1 NNRTIs using molecular hybridization based on crystallographic overlays. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:1863-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Etravirine as a Switching Option for Patients with HIV RNA Suppression: A Review of Recent Trials. AIDS Res Treat 2014; 2014:636584. [PMID: 24715982 PMCID: PMC3955667 DOI: 10.1155/2014/636584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Unlike other nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, etravirine is only approved for use in treatment-experienced patients. In the DUET 1 and 2 trials, 1203 highly treatment-experienced patients were randomized to etravirine or placebo, in combination with darunavir/ritonavir and optimized background treatment. In these trials, etravirine showed significantly higher rates of HIV RNA suppression when compared with placebo (61% versus 40% at Week 48). There was no significant rise of lipids or neuropsychiatric adverse events, but there was an increase in the risk of rash with etravirine treatment. In the SENSE trial, which evaluated etravirine and efavirenz in 157 treatment-naïve patients in combination with 2 nucleoside analogues, there was a lower risk of lipid elevations and neuropsychiatric adverse events with etravirine when compared to efavirenz. Etravirine has been evaluated in three randomized switching studies. In the SSAT029 switch trial, 38 patients who had neuropsychiatric adverse events possibly related to efavirenz showed an improvement in these after switching to etravirine. The Swiss Switch-EE recruited 58 individuals without neuropsychiatric adverse events who were receiving efavirenz, and no benefit was shown when switching to etravirine. In the Spanish ETRA-SWITCH trial (n = 46), there were improvements in lipids when individuals switched from a protease inhibitor to etravirine. These switching trials were conducted in patients with full HIV RNA suppression: <50 copies/mL and with no history of virological failure or resistance to therapy. The results from these three randomized switching studies suggest a possible new role for etravirine, in combination with two nucleoside analogues, as a switching option for those with HIV RNA suppression but who are reporting adverse events possibly related to antiretroviral therapy. However a large well-powered trial would need to be conducted to strengthen the evidence from the pilot studies conducted so far.
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Possible paths and potential barriers to successfully modeling drug resistance. Future Med Chem 2014; 5:1181-3. [PMID: 23859198 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.13.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Cole DJ, Tirado-Rives J, Jorgensen WL. Enhanced Monte Carlo Sampling through Replica Exchange with Solute Tempering. J Chem Theory Comput 2014; 10:565-571. [PMID: 24803853 PMCID: PMC3985685 DOI: 10.1021/ct400989x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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With
a view to improving the consistency of free energy perturbation calculations
in Monte Carlo simulations of protein–ligand complexes, we
have implemented the replica exchange with solute tempering (REST)
method in the MCPRO software. By augmenting the standard
REST approach with regular attempted jumps in selected dihedral angles,
our combined method facilitates sampling of ligand binding modes that
are separated by high free energy barriers and ensures that computed
free energy changes are considerably less dependent on the starting
conditions and the chosen mutation pathway than those calculated with
standard Monte Carlo sampling. We have applied the enhanced sampling
method to the calculation of the activities of seven non-nucleoside
inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase, and its Tyr181Cys variant,
and have shown that a range of binding orientations is possible depending
on the nature of the ligand and the presence of mutations at the binding
site.
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- Daniel J Cole
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University , New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States
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Seminari E, Castagna A, Lazzarin A. Etravirine for the treatment of HIV infection. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2014; 6:427-33. [DOI: 10.1586/14787210.6.4.427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Comparative chromatography–mass spectrometry studies on the antiretroviral drug nevirapine—Analytical performance characteristics in human plasma determination. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2014; 945-946:101-9. [PMID: 24325830 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2013.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Etravirine: a guide to its use in treatment-experienced adults with HIV-1 infection. DRUGS & THERAPY PERSPECTIVES 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s40267-013-0094-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Arylsulfone-based HIV-1 non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Future Med Chem 2013; 5:2141-56. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.13.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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HIV-1 non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) represent one of the most significant classes of drugs for the treatment of AIDS/HIV infection. Over the past two decades several potent arylsulfone-based HIV-1 NNRTIs and related analogs have been developed. This review provides an essential overview of the structure–activity relationships of the arylsulfone-based HIV-1 NNRTIs. Furthermore, structural information useful for the design and development of new sulfur containing NNRTIs with enhanced antiretroviral activity against HIV-1 wild type and clinically relevant drug resistant HIV-1 mutant strains will be discussed.
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Zhang XJ, Lu LH, Wang RR, Wang YP, Luo RH, Cong Lai C, Yang LM, He YP, Zheng YT. DB-02, a C-6-cyclohexylmethyl substituted pyrimidinone HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor with nanomolar activity, displays an improved sensitivity against K103N or Y181C than S-DABOs. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81489. [PMID: 24282600 PMCID: PMC3839930 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
6-(cyclohexylmethyl)-5-ethyl-2-((2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)thio)pyrimidin-4(3H)-one (DB-02) is a member of the newly reported synthetic anti-HIV-1 compounds dihydro-aryl/alkylsulfanyl-cyclohexylmethyl-oxopyrimidines, S-DACOs. In vitro anti-HIV-1 activity and resistance profile studies have suggested that DB-02 has very low cytotoxicity (CC50>1mM) to cell lines and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). It displays potent anti-HIV-1 activity against laboratory adapted strains and primary isolated strains including different subtypes and tropism strains (EC50s range from 2.40 to 41.8 nM). Studies on site-directed mutagenesis, genotypic resistance profiles revealed that V106A was the major resistance contributor for the compound. Molecular docking analysis showed that DB-02 located in the hydrophobic pocket with interactions of Lys101, Val106, Leu234, His235. DB-02 also showed non-antagonistic effects to four approved antiretroviral drugs. All studies indicated that DB-02 would be a potential NNRTI with low cytotoxicity and improved activity.
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- Xing-Jie Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences & Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, P. R. China ; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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The connection domain mutation N348I in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase enhances resistance to etravirine and rilpivirine but restricts the emergence of the E138K resistance mutation by diminishing viral replication capacity. J Virol 2013; 88:1536-47. [PMID: 24227862 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02904-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Clinical resistance to rilpivirine (RPV), a novel nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitor (NNRTI), is associated an E-to-K mutation at position 138 (E138K) in RT together with an M184I/V mutation that confers resistance against emtricitabine (FTC), a nucleoside RT inhibitor (NRTI) that is given together with RPV in therapy. These two mutations can compensate for each other in regard to fitness deficits conferred by each mutation alone, raising the question of why E138K did not arise spontaneously in the clinic following lamivudine (3TC) use, which also selects for the M184I/V mutations. In this context, we have investigated the role of a N348I connection domain mutation that is prevalent in treatment-experienced patients. N348I confers resistance to both the NRTI zidovudine (ZDV) and the NNRTI nevirapine (NVP) and was also found to be associated with M184V and to compensate for deficits associated with the latter mutation. Now, we show that both N348I alone and N348I/M184V can prevent or delay the emergence of E138K under pressure with RPV or a related NNRTI, termed etravirine (ETR). N348I also enhanced levels of resistance conferred by E138K against RPV and ETR by 2.2- and 2.3-fold, respectively. The presence of the N348I or M184V/N348I mutation decreased the replication capacity of E138K virus, and biochemical assays confirmed that N348I, in a background of E138K, impaired RT catalytic efficiency and RNase H activity. These findings help to explain the low viral replication capacity of viruses containing the E138K/N348I mutations and how N348I delayed or prevented the emergence of E138K in patients with M184V-containing viruses.
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Molecular docking studies of marine diterpenes as inhibitors of wild-type and mutants HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Mar Drugs 2013; 11:4127-43. [PMID: 24172210 PMCID: PMC3853719 DOI: 10.3390/md11114127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Revised: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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AIDS is a pandemic responsible for more than 35 million deaths. The emergence of resistant mutations due to drug use is the biggest cause of treatment failure. Marine organisms are sources of different molecules, some of which offer promising HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitory activity, such as the diterpenes dolabelladienotriol (THD, IC50 = 16.5 µM), (6R)-6-hydroxydichotoma-3,14-diene-1,17-dial (HDD, IC50 = 10 µM) and (6R)-6-acetoxydichotoma-3,14-diene-1,17-dial (ADD, IC50 = 35 µM), isolated from a brown algae of the genus Dictyota, showing low toxicity. In this work, we evaluated the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of THD, HDD and ADD as anti HIV-1 RT, using a molecular modeling approach. The analyses of stereoelectronic parameters revealed a direct relationship between activity and HOMO (Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital)-LUMO (Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital) gap (ELUMO–EHOMO), where antiviral profile increases with larger HOMO-LUMO gap values. We also performed molecular docking studies of THD into HIV-1 RT wild-type and 12 different mutants, which showed a seahorse conformation, hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonds with important residues of the binding pocket. Based on in vitro experiments and docking studies, we demonstrated that mutations have little influence in positioning and interactions of THD. Following a rational drug design, we suggest a modification of THD to improve its biological activity.
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Wright DW, Deuzing IP, Flandre P, van den Eede P, Govaert M, Setiawan L, Coveney PV, Marcelin AG, Calvez V, Boucher CAB, Beerens N. A polymorphism at position 400 in the connection subdomain of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase affects sensitivity to NNRTIs and RNaseH activity. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74078. [PMID: 24098331 PMCID: PMC3788777 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Reverse transcriptase (RT) plays an essential role in HIV-1 replication, and inhibition of this enzyme is a key component of HIV-treatment. However, the use of RT inhibitors can lead to the emergence of drug-resistant variants. Until recently, most clinically relevant resistance mutations were found in the polymerase domain of RT. Lately, an increasing number of resistance mutations has been identified in the connection and RNaseH domain. To further explore the role of these domains we analyzed the complete RT sequence of HIV-1 subtype B patients failing therapy. Position A/T400 in the connection subdomain is polymorphic, but the proportion of T400 increases from 41% in naïve patients to 72% in patients failing therapy. Previous studies suggested a role for threonine in conferring resistance to nucleoside RT inhibitors. Here we report that T400 also mediates resistance to non-nucleoside RT inhibitors. The susceptibility to NVP and EFV was reduced 5-fold and 2-fold, respectively, in the wild-type subtype B NL4.3 background. We show that substitution A400T reduces the RNaseH activity. The changes in enzyme activity are remarkable given the distance to both the polymerase and RNaseH active sites. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed, which provide a novel atomistic mechanism for the reduction in RNaseH activity induced by T400. Substitution A400T was found to change the conformation of the RNaseH primer grip region. Formation of an additional hydrogen bond between residue T400 and E396 may play a role in this structural change. The slower degradation of the viral RNA genome may provide more time for dissociation of the bound NNRTI from the stalled RT-template/primer complex, after which reverse transcription can resume.
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- David W. Wright
- Centre for Computational Science, Department of Chemistry, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Virology, ViroscienceLab, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR-S 943 and Université Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Virology, ViroscienceLab, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Computational Science, Department of Chemistry, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR-S 943 and Université Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR-S 943 and Université Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Virology, ViroscienceLab, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Rai D, Chen W, Tian Y, Chen X, Zhan P, De Clercq E, Pannecouque C, Balzarini J, Liu X. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 3-benzyloxy-linked pyrimidinylphenylamine derivatives as potent HIV-1 NNRTIs. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:7398-405. [PMID: 24134904 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.09.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Revised: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A novel series of 3-benzyloxy-linked pyrimidinylphenylamine derivatives (8a-8s) was designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro anti-HIV activity in MT-4 cell cultures. Most of the compounds inhibited wild-type (wt) HIV-1 replication in the lower micromolar concentration range (EC(50)=0.05-35 μM) with high selectivity index (SI) values (ranged from 10 to >4870). In particular, 8h and 8g displayed excellent antiretroviral activity against wt HIV-1 with low cytotoxicity (EC(50)=0.07 μM, CC(50) >347 μM, SI >4870; EC50=0.05 μM, CC(50)=42 μM, SI=777, respectively), comparable to that of the marked drug nevirapine (EC(50)=0.113 μM, CC(50) >15 μM, SI >133). In order to confirm the binding target, 8h was selected to perform the anti-HIV-1 RT assay. Additionally, preliminary structure activity relationship (SAR) analysis and molecular docking studies of newly synthesized compounds were also discussed, as well as the predicted physicochemical properties.
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- Diwakar Rai
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Educational Ministry of China), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, No. 44 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan 250012, China
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Quantitative structure–activity relationship studies of diarylpyrimidine derivatives as anti-HIV drugs using new three-dimensional structure descriptors. Med Chem Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-013-0770-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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