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Li X, Zhang J, Xiao Y, Song H, Li Y, Li W, Cao R, Li S, Qin Y, Wang C, Zhong W. Chemoproteomics enables identification of coatomer subunit zeta-1 targeted by a small molecule for enterovirus A71 inhibition. MedComm (Beijing) 2024; 5:e587. [PMID: 38840773 PMCID: PMC11151152 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Human enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is a significant etiological agent responsible for epidemics of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in Asia-Pacific regions. There are presently no licensed antivirals against EV-A71, and the druggable target for EV-A71 remains very limited. The phenotypic hit 10,10'-bis(trifluoromethyl) marinopyrrole A derivative, herein termed MPA-CF3, is a novel potent small-molecule inhibitor against EV-A71, but its pharmacological target(s) and antiviral mechanisms are not defined. Here, quantitative chemoproteomics deciphered the antiviral target of MAP-CF3 as host factor coatomer subunit zeta-1 (COPZ1). Mechanistically, MPA-CF3 disrupts the interaction of COPZ1 with the EV-A71 nonstructural protein 2C by destabilizing COPZ1 upon binding. The destruction of this interaction blocks the coatomer-mediated transport of 2C to endoplasmic reticulum, and ultimately inhibits EV-A71 replication. Taken together, our study disclosed that MPA-CF3 can be a structurally novel host-targeting anti-EV-A71 agent, providing a structural basis for developing the COPZ1-targeting broad-spectrum antivirals against enteroviruses. The mechanistic elucidation of MPA-CF3 against EV-A71 may offer an alternative COPZ1-involved therapeutic pathway for enterovirus infection.
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- Xiaoyong Li
- Key Laboratory of Drug‐Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant‐Sourced Drug, and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of PharmacySichuan UniversityChengduChina
- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergence DrugsBeijing Institute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyBeijingChina
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Drug‐Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant‐Sourced Drug, and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of PharmacySichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Key Laboratory of Drug‐Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant‐Sourced Drug, and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of PharmacySichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergence DrugsBeijing Institute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyBeijingChina
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergence DrugsBeijing Institute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyBeijingChina
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergence DrugsBeijing Institute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyBeijingChina
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergence DrugsBeijing Institute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Drug‐Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant‐Sourced Drug, and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of PharmacySichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijingChina
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergence DrugsBeijing Institute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyBeijingChina
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Wang S, Pang Z, Fan H, Tong Y. Advances in anti-EV-A71 drug development research. J Adv Res 2024; 56:137-156. [PMID: 37001813 PMCID: PMC10834817 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2023.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is capable of causing hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), which may lead to neurological sequelae and even death. As EV-A71 is resistant to environmental changes and mutates easily, there is still a lack of effective treatments or globally available vaccines. AIM OF REVIEW For more than 50 years since the HFMD epidemic, related drug research has been conducted. Progress in this area can promote the further application of existing potential drugs and develop more efficient and safe antiviral drugs, and provide useful reference for protecting the younger generation and maintaining public health security. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW At present, researchers have identified hundreds of EV-A71 inhibitors based on screening repurposed drugs, targeted structural design, and rational modification of previously effective drugs as the main development strategies. This review systematically introduces the current potential drugs to inhibit EV-A71 infection, including viral inhibitors targeting key sites such as the viral capsid, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), 2C protein, internal ribosome entry site (IRES), 3C proteinase (3Cpro), and 2A proteinase (2Apro), starting from each stage of the viral life cycle. Meanwhile, the progress of host-targeting antiviral drugs and their development are summarized in terms of regulating host immunity, inhibiting autophagy or apoptosis, and regulating the cellular redox environment. In addition, the current clinical methods for the prevention and treatment of HFMD are summarized and discussed with the aim of providing support and recommendations for the treatment of enterovirus infections including EV-A71.
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- Shuqi Wang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
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Zhou J, Zhao Y, Yang R, Zhang Z, Jin Y, Wang L, Huang M. Structure-based virtual screening and fragment replacement to design novel inhibitors of Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16). J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023:1-13. [PMID: 37811547 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2263890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Abstract
Numerous studies have shown that hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) pathogen Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) can also cause severe neurological complications and even death. Currently, there is no effective drugs and vaccines for CVA16. Therefore, developing a drug against CVA16 has become critical. In this study, we conducted two strategies-virtual screening (VS) and fragment replacement to obtain better candidates than the known drug GPP3. Through VS, 37 candidate drugs were screened (exhibiting a lower binding energy than GPP3). After toxicity evaluations, we obtained five candidates, analysed their binding modes and found that four candidates could enter the binding pocket of the GPP3. In another strategy, we analysed the four positions in GPP3 structures by the FragRep webserver and obtained a large number of candidates after replacing different functional groups, we obtained eight candidates (that target the four positions above) with the combined binding score and synthetic accessibility evaluations. AMDock software was uniformly utilized to perform molecular docking evaluation of the candidates with binding activity superior to that of GPP3. Finally, the selected top three molecules (Lapatinib, B001 and C001) and its interaction with CAV16 were validated by molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The results indicated that all three molecules retain inside the pocket of CAV16 receptor throughout the simulation process, and he binding energy calculated from the MD simulation trajectories also support the strong affinity of the top three molecules towards the CVA16. These results will provide new ideas and technical guidance for designing and applying CVA16 therapeutics.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Jing Zhou
- Department of Prevention and Healthcare, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Prevention and Healthcare, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Prevention and Healthcare, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Prevention and Healthcare, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Prevention and Healthcare, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Prevention and Healthcare, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Prevention and Healthcare, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Feferbaum-Leite S, Santos IA, Grosche VR, da Silva GCD, Jardim ACG. Insights into enterovirus a-71 antiviral development: from natural sources to synthetic nanoparticles. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:334. [PMID: 37730918 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03660-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Enteroviruses are pathogens responsible for several diseases, being enterovirus A71 (EVA71) the second leading cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), especially in Asia-Pacific countries. HFMD is mostly common in infants and children, with mild symptoms. However, the disease can result in severe nervous system disorders in children as well as in immunosuppressed adults. The virus is highly contagious, and its transmission occurs via fecal-oral, oropharyngeal secretions, and fomites. The EVA71 burdens the healthy systems and economies around the world, however, up to date, there is no antiviral approved to treat infected individuals and the existent vaccines are not available or approved to be used worldwide. In this context, an extensive literature research was conducted to describe and summarize the recent advances in natural and/or synthetic compounds with antiviral activity against EVA71. The summarized data presented here might simply encourage the future studies in EVA71 antiviral development, by encouraging further research encompassing these compounds or even the application of the techniques and technologies to improve or produce new antiviral molecules.
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- Shiraz Feferbaum-Leite
- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU), Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU), Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU), Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Sao Paulo State University, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Science (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU), Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Sao Paulo State University, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Li Z, Ji W, Chen S, Duan G, Jin Y. Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Challenges and Its Antiviral Therapeutics. Vaccines (Basel) 2023; 11:vaccines11030571. [PMID: 36992155 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11030571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is an infectious disease caused by enteroviruses (EVs) and is extremely contagious and prevalent among infants and children under 5 years old [...]
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- Zijie Li
- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Li X, Li Y, Fan S, Cao R, Li X, He X, Li W, Xu L, Cheng T, Li H, Zhong W. Discovery and Optimization of Quinoline Analogues as Novel Potent Antivirals against Enterovirus D68. J Med Chem 2022; 65:14792-14808. [PMID: 36254462 PMCID: PMC9661475 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)
is a nonpolio enterovirus that is mainly
transmitted through respiratory routes and poses a potential threat
for large-scale spread. EV-D68 infections mostly cause moderate to
severe respiratory diseases in children and potentially induce neurological
diseases. However, there are no specific antiviral drugs or vaccines
against EV-D68. Herein, through virtual screening and rational design,
a series of novel quinoline analogues as anti-EV-D68 agents targeting
VP1 were identified. Particularly, 19 exhibited potent
antiviral activity with an EC50 value ranging from 0.05
to 0.10 μM against various EV-D68 strains and showed inhibition
of viral replication verified by Western blot, immunofluorescence,
and plaque formation assay. Mechanistic studies indicated that the
anti-EV-D68 agents work mainly by interacting with VP1. The acceptable
bioavailability of 23.9% in rats and significant metabolic stability
in human liver microsome (Clint = 10.8 mL/min/kg, t1/2 = 148 min) indicated that compound 19 with a novel scaffold was worth further investigation.
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- Xiaoyuan Li
- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergency Drug, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergency Drug, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergency Drug, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergency Drug, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergency Drug, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergency Drug, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergency Drug, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for the Emergency Drug, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, P.R. China
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Wu Z, Ma G, Zhu H, Chen M, Huang M, Xie X, Li X. Plant Viral Coat Proteins as Biochemical Targets for Antiviral Compounds. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:8892-8900. [PMID: 35830295 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c02888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Coat proteins (CPs) of RNA plant viruses play a pivotal role in virus particle assembly, vector transmission, host identification, RNA replication, and intracellular and intercellular movement. Numerous compounds targeting CPs have been designed, synthesized, and screened for their antiviral activities. This review is intended to fill a knowledge gap where a comprehensive summary is needed for antiviral agent discovery based on plant viral CPs. In this review, major achievements are summarized with emphasis on plant viral CPs as biochemical targets and action mechanisms of antiviral agents. This review hopefully provides new insights and references for the further development of new safe and effective antiviral pesticides.
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- Zilin Wu
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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Atomic Structures of Coxsackievirus B5 Provide Key Information on Viral Evolution and Survival. J Virol 2022; 96:e0010522. [PMID: 35442060 PMCID: PMC9093117 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00105-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Coxsackie virus B5 (CVB5), a main serotype in human Enterovirus B (EVB), can cause severe viral encephalitis and aseptic meningitis among infants and children. Currently, there is no approved vaccine or antiviral therapy available against CVB5 infection. Here, we determined the atomic structures of CVB5 in three forms: mature full (F) particle (2.73 Å), intermediate altered (A) particle (2.81 Å), and procapsid empty (E) particle (2.95 Å). Structural analysis of F particle of CVB5 unveiled similar structures of “canyon,” “puff,” and “knob” as those other EV-Bs. We observed structural rearrangements that are alike during the transition from F to A particle, indicative of similar antigenicity, cell entry, and uncoating mechanisms shared by all EV-Bs. Further comparison of structures and sequences among all structure-known EV-Bs revealed that while the residues targeted by neutralizing MAbs are diversified and drive the evolution of EV-Bs, the relative conserved residues recognized by uncoating receptors could serve as the basis for the development of antiviral vaccines and therapeutics. IMPORTANCE As one of the main serotypes in Enterovirus B, CVB5 has been commonly reported in recent years. The atomic structures of CVB5 shown here revealed classical features found in EV-Bs and the structural rearrangement occurring during particle expansion and uncoating. Also, structure- and sequence-based comparison between CVB5 and other structure-known EV-Bs screened out key domains important for viral evolution and survival. All these provide insights into the development of vaccine and therapeutics for EV-Bs.
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Wang J, Hu Y, Zheng M. Enterovirus A71 antivirals: Past, present, and future. Acta Pharm Sin B 2022; 12:1542-1566. [PMID: 35847514 PMCID: PMC9279511 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2021.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is a significant human pathogen, especially in children. EV-A71 infection is one of the leading causes of hand, foot, and mouth diseases (HFMD), and can lead to neurological complications such as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in severe cases. Although three EV-A71 vaccines are available in China, they are not broadly protective and have reduced efficacy against emerging strains. There is currently no approved antiviral for EV-A71. Significant progress has been made in developing antivirals against EV-A71 by targeting both viral proteins and host factors. However, viral capsid inhibitors and protease inhibitors failed in clinical trials of human rhinovirus infection due to limited efficacy or side effects. This review discusses major discoveries in EV-A71 antiviral development, analyzes the advantages and limitations of each drug target, and highlights the knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to advance the field forward.
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- Jun Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Kobuviruses are an unusual and poorly characterized genus within the picornavirus family and can cause gastrointestinal enteric disease in humans, livestock, and pets. The human kobuvirus Aichi virus (AiV) can cause severe gastroenteritis and deaths in children below the age of 5 years; however, this is a very rare occurrence. During the assembly of most picornaviruses (e.g., poliovirus, rhinovirus, and foot-and-mouth disease virus), the capsid precursor protein VP0 is cleaved into VP4 and VP2. However, kobuviruses retain an uncleaved VP0. From studies with other picornaviruses, it is known that VP4 performs the essential function of pore formation in membranes, which facilitates transfer of the viral genome across the endosomal membrane and into the cytoplasm for replication. Here, we employ genome exposure and membrane interaction assays to demonstrate that pH plays a critical role in AiV uncoating and membrane interactions. We demonstrate that incubation at low pH alters the exposure of hydrophobic residues within the capsid, enhances genome exposure, and enhances permeabilization of model membranes. Furthermore, using peptides we demonstrate that the N terminus of VP0 mediates membrane pore formation in model membranes, indicating that this plays an analogous function to VP4. IMPORTANCE To initiate infection, viruses must enter a host cell and deliver their genome into the appropriate location. The picornavirus family of small nonenveloped RNA viruses includes significant human and animal pathogens and is also a model to understand the process of cell entry. Most picornavirus capsids contain the internal protein VP4, generated from cleavage of a VP0 precursor. During entry, VP4 is released from the capsid. In enteroviruses this forms a membrane pore, which facilitates genome release into the cytoplasm. Due to high levels of sequence similarity, it is expected to play the same role for other picornaviruses. Some picornaviruses, such as Aichi virus, retain an intact VP0, and it is unknown how these viruses rearrange their capsids and induce membrane permeability in the absence of VP4. Here, we have used Aichi virus as a model VP0 virus to test for conservation of function between VP0 and VP4. This could enhance understanding of pore function and lead to development of novel therapeutic agents that block entry.
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Targeting the Virus Capsid as a Tool to Fight RNA Viruses. Viruses 2022; 14:v14020174. [PMID: 35215767 PMCID: PMC8879806 DOI: 10.3390/v14020174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Several strategies have been developed to fight viral infections, not only in humans but also in animals and plants. Some of them are based on the development of efficient vaccines, to target the virus by developed antibodies, others focus on finding antiviral compounds with activities that inhibit selected virus replication steps. Currently, there is an increasing number of antiviral drugs on the market; however, some have unpleasant side effects, are toxic to cells, or the viruses quickly develop resistance to them. As the current situation shows, the combination of multiple antiviral strategies or the combination of the use of various compounds within one strategy is very important. The most desirable are combinations of drugs that inhibit different steps in the virus life cycle. This is an important issue especially for RNA viruses, which replicate their genomes using error-prone RNA polymerases and rapidly develop mutants resistant to applied antiviral compounds. Here, we focus on compounds targeting viral structural capsid proteins, thereby inhibiting virus assembly or disassembly, virus binding to cellular receptors, or acting by inhibiting other virus replication mechanisms. This review is an update of existing papers on a similar topic, by focusing on the most recent advances in the rapidly evolving research of compounds targeting capsid proteins of RNA viruses.
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Cao Y, Lei E, Li L, Ren J, He X, Yang J, Wang S. Antiviral activity of Mulberroside C against enterovirus A71 in vitro and in vivo. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 906:174204. [PMID: 34051220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is one of the main causative agents of hand, foot and mouth disease which seriously threatens young children's health and lives. However, there is no effective therapy currently available for treating these infections. Therefore, effective drugs to prevent and treat EV-A71 infections are urgently needed. Here, we identified Mulberroside C potently against the proliferation of EV-A71. The in-vitro anti-EV-A71 activity of Mulberroside C was assessed by cytopathic effect inhibition and viral plaque reduction assays, and the results showed that Mulberroside C significantly inhibited EV-A71 infection. The downstream assays affirmed that Mulberroside C inhibited viral protein and RNA synthesis. Furthermore, Mulberroside C effectively reduced clinical symptoms in EV-A71 infected mice and reduced mortality at higher concentrations. The mechanism study indicated that Mulberroside C bound to the hydrophobic pocket of viral capsid protein VP1, thereby preventing viral uncoating and genome release. Taken together, our study indicated that Mulberroside C could be a promising EV-A71 inhibitor and worth extensive preclinical investigation as a lead compound.
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- Yiming Cao
- School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, PR China; Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, PR China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, PR China
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450000, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, PR China; Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, PR China.
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Licochalcone A inhibits enterovirus A71 replication in vitro and in vivo. Antiviral Res 2021; 195:105091. [PMID: 34044060 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2021.105091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is one of the main causative agents of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) and causes serious neurological complications. However, no effective therapy is currently available for treating these infections. Therefore, effective drugs to prevent and treat EV-A71 infections are urgently needed. Here, we demonstrated that treatment with Licochalcone A (LCA) significantly inhibited EV-A71 replication in a dose-dependent manner, with an EC50 of 9.30 μM in RD cells and 5.73 μM in Vero cells. The preliminary results on the inhibition mechanism showed that LCA exerted antiviral effects by interfering with the early step of viral replication. We further demonstrated that LCA showed potent antiviral activity against many enteroviruses, including EV-A71 (strain C4), EV-A71 (strain H), and coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16). Furthermore, LCA could effectively prevent the clinical symptoms and death of virus infected mice and decreased viral load in EV-A71-infected mice. Taken together, our studies showed for the first time, that LCA is a promising EV-A71 inhibitor and provide important information for the clinical development of LCA as a potential new anti-EV-A71 agent.
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Renner M, Dejnirattisai W, Carrique L, Martin IS, Karia D, Ilca SL, Ho SF, Kotecha A, Keown JR, Mongkolsapaya J, Screaton GR, Grimes JM. Flavivirus maturation leads to the formation of an occupied lipid pocket in the surface glycoproteins. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1238. [PMID: 33623019 PMCID: PMC7902656 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21505-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Flaviviruses such as Dengue (DENV) or Zika virus (ZIKV) assemble into an immature form within the endoplasmatic reticulum (ER), and are then processed by furin protease in the trans-Golgi. To better grasp maturation, we carry out cryo-EM reconstructions of immature Spondweni virus (SPOV), a human flavivirus of the same serogroup as ZIKV. By employing asymmetric localised reconstruction we push the resolution to 3.8 Å, enabling us to refine an atomic model which includes the crucial furin protease recognition site and a conserved Histidine pH-sensor. For direct comparison, we also solve structures of the mature forms of SPONV and DENV to 2.6 Å and 3.1 Å, respectively. We identify an ordered lipid that is present in only the mature forms of ZIKV, SPOV, and DENV and can bind as a consequence of rearranging amphipathic stem-helices of E during maturation. We propose a structural role for the pocket and suggest it stabilizes mature E.
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- Max Renner
- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Research Unit, Office for Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Science Division, Diamond Light Source Ltd, Didcot, UK.
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Anasir MI, Zarif F, Poh CL. Antivirals blocking entry of enteroviruses and therapeutic potential. J Biomed Sci 2021; 28:10. [PMID: 33451326 PMCID: PMC7811253 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-021-00708-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Viruses from the genus Enterovirus (EV) of the Picornaviridae family are known to cause diseases such as hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD), respiratory diseases, encephalitis and myocarditis. The capsid of EV is an attractive target for the development of direct-acting small molecules that can interfere with viral entry. Some of the capsid binders have been evaluated in clinical trials but the majority have failed due to insufficient efficacy or unacceptable off-target effects. Furthermore, most of the capsid binders exhibited a low barrier to resistance. Alternatively, host-targeting inhibitors such as peptides derived from the capsid of EV that can recognize cellular receptors have been identified. However, the majority of these peptides displayed low anti-EV potency (µM range) as compared to the potency of small molecule compounds (nM range). Nonetheless, the development of anti-EV peptides is warranted as they may complement the small-molecules in a drug combination strategy to treat EVs. Lastly, structure-based approach to design antiviral peptides should be utilized to unearth potent anti-EV peptides.
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- Mohd Ishtiaq Anasir
- Centre for Virus and Vaccine Research, Sunway University, 5, Jalan Universiti, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Centre for Virus and Vaccine Research, Sunway University, 5, Jalan Universiti, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Centre for Virus and Vaccine Research, Sunway University, 5, Jalan Universiti, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia.
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A comprehensive approach to X-ray crystallography for drug discovery at a synchrotron facility - The example of Diamond Light Source. DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY. TECHNOLOGIES 2020; 37:83-92. [PMID: 34895658 DOI: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2020.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
A detailed understanding of the interactions between drugs and their targets is crucial to develop the best possible therapeutic agents. Structure-based drug design relies on the availability of high-resolution structures obtained primarily through X-ray crystallography. Collecting and analysing quickly a large quantity of structural data is crucial to accelerate drug discovery pipelines. Researchers from academia and industry can access the highly automated macromolecular crystallography (MX) beamlines of Diamond Light Source, the UK national synchrotron, to rapidly collect diffraction data from large numbers of crystals. With seven beamlines dedicated to MX, Diamond offers bespoke solutions for a wide variety of user requirements. Working in synergy with state-of-the-art laboratories and other life science instruments to provide an integrated offering, the MX beamlines provide innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to the determination of structures of new pharmacological targets as well as the efficient study of protein-ligand complexes.
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Novikova DS, Grigoreva TA, Ivanov GS, Melino G, Barlev NA, Tribulovich VG. Activating Effect of 3‐Benzylidene Oxindoles on AMPK: From Computer Simulation to High‐Content Screening. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:2521-2529. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Daria S. Novikova
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical University) Moskovskii pr. 26 190013 Saint Petersburg Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical University) Moskovskii pr. 26 190013 Saint Petersburg Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical University) Moskovskii pr. 26 190013 Saint Petersburg Russia
- Laboratory of Regulation of Gene Expression Institute of Cytology RAS Tikhoretskii pr. 4 194064 Saint Petersburg Russia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery University of Rome Tor Vergata Via Montpellier 1 00133 Rome Italy
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- Laboratory of Regulation of Gene Expression Institute of Cytology RAS Tikhoretskii pr. 4 194064 Saint Petersburg Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology (Technical University) Moskovskii pr. 26 190013 Saint Petersburg Russia
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In silico characterisation of olive phenolic compounds as potential cyclooxygenase modulators. Part 1. J Mol Graph Model 2020; 101:107719. [PMID: 32898836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2020.107719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used to reduce pain. These target cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes which produce inflammatory mediators. Adverse effects associated with the use of traditional NSAIDs have led to a rise in the development of alternative therapies. Derived from Olea Europaea, olive oil is a main component of the Mediterranean diet, containing phenolic compounds that contribute to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It has previously been found that oleocanthal, a phenolic compound derived from the olive, had similar effects to ibuprofen, a commonly used NSAID. There is an abundance of olive phenolic compounds that have yet to be investigated for their anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, it was sought to identify potential olive-derived compounds with the ability to inhibit COX enzymes, and study the mechanisms using in silico approaches. Molecular docking was employed to determine the COX inhibitory potential of an olive phenolic compound library. From docking, it was determined that 1-oleyltyrosol (1OL) and ligstroside derivative 2 (LG2) demonstrated the greatest binding affinity to both COX-1 and COX-2. Interactions with these compounds were further examined using molecular dynamics simulations. The residue contributions to binding free energy were computed using Molecular Mechanics-Poisson Boltzmann Surface Area (MM-PBSA) methods, revealing that residues Leu93, Val116, Leu352, and Ala527 in COX-1 and COX-2 were key determinants of potential inhibition. Along with part 2 of this study, this work aims to identify and characterise novel phenolic compounds which may possess COX inhibitory properties.
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Arita M, Fuchino H, Kawakami H, Ezaki M, Kawahara N. Characterization of a New Antienterovirus D68 Compound Purified from Avocado. ACS Infect Dis 2020; 6:2291-2300. [PMID: 32567833 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
One of the major challenges in development of antienterovirus (EV) drugs is in the safety of the drug. Here, we attempted to identify anti-EV compounds from an edible plant extract library and found potent antienterovirus D68 (EV-D68) activity in avocado (Persea americana). The purified identity is determined as 2R,4R-(12Z,15Z)-heneicosa-12,15-diene-1,2,4-triol, named avoenin. Avoenin shows an EC50 of 2.0 μM for EV-D68 (Fermon) infection with CC50 of >150 μM in RD cells by targeting the uncoating step of EV-D68 infection. Resistant mutations of EV-D68 (VP3-V24I, S173P, and S180G) to avoenin confer cross-resistance to pleconaril, an uncoating inhibitor of EV-D68. The inhibitory effect of avoenin is substantially specific to EV-D68 among the EVs. This work reveals avoenin as the identity of anti-EV-D68 activity in avocado and offers insights into development of a novel and effective strategy to overcome EV-D68 infection and its related respiratory diseases.
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- Minetaro Arita
- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 4-7-1 Gakuen, Musashi-murayama, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan
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- Research Center for Medicinal Plant Resources, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, 1-2 Hachimandai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0843, Japan
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- Research Center for Medicinal Plant Resources, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, 1-2 Hachimandai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0843, Japan
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- Research Center for Medicinal Plant Resources, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, 1-2 Hachimandai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0843, Japan
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- Research Center for Medicinal Plant Resources, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, 1-2 Hachimandai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0843, Japan
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Laajala M, Reshamwala D, Marjomäki V. Therapeutic targets for enterovirus infections. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2020; 24:745-757. [DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2020.1784141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Mira Laajala
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science/Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science/Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science/Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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Genetic characterization of VP1 of coxsackieviruses A2, A4, and A10 associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease in Vietnam in 2012-2017: endemic circulation and emergence of new HFMD-causing lineages. Arch Virol 2020; 165:823-834. [PMID: 32008121 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-020-04536-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
While conducting sentinel surveillance of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in Vietnam, we found a sudden increase in the prevalence of coxsackievirus A10 (CV-A10) in 2016 and CV-A2 and CV-A4 in 2017, the emergence of which has been reported recently to be associated with various clinical manifestations in other countries. However, there have been only a limited number of molecular studies on those serotypes, with none being conducted in Vietnam. Therefore, we sequenced the entire VP1 genes of CV-A10, CV-A4, and CV-A2 strains associated with HFMD in Vietnam between 2012 and 2017. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a trend of endemic circulation of Vietnamese CV-A10, CV-A4, and CV-A2 strains and the emergence of thus-far undescribed HFMD-causing lineages of CV-A4 and CV-A2. The Vietnamese CV-A10 strains belonged to a genotype comprising isolates from patients with HFMD from several other countries; however, most of the Vietnamese strains were grouped into a local lineage. Recently, emerging CV-A4 strains in Vietnam were grouped into a unique lineage within a genotype comprising strains isolated from patients with acute flaccid paralysis from various countries. New substitutions were detected in the putative BC and HI loops in the Vietnamese CV-A4 strains. Except for one strain, Vietnamese CV-A2 isolates were grouped into a unique lineage of a genotype that includes strains from various countries that are associated with other clinical manifestations. Enhanced surveillance is required to monitor their spread and to specify their roles as etiological agents of HFMD or "HFMD-like" diseases, especially for CV-A4 and CV-A2. Further studies including whole-genome sequencing should be conducted to fully understand the evolutionary changes occurring in these newly emerging strains.
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Zhang M, Wang Y, He W, Sun Y, Guo Y, Zhong W, Gao Q, Liao M, Wang X, Cai Y, Guo Y, Rao Z. Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Enterovirus 71 Inhibitors as Therapeutic Drug Leads for the Treatment of Human Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. J Med Chem 2020; 63:1233-1244. [PMID: 31939669 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Human hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a serious public health threat with high infection rates in children and infants who reside in Asia and the Pacific regions, and no effective drugs are currently available. Enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus A16 are the major etiological pathogens. Based on an essential hydrophobic pocket on the viral capsid protein VP1, we designed and synthesized a series of small molecular weight compounds as inhibitors of EV71. A potential drug candidate named NLD-22 exhibited excellent antiviral activity (with an EC50 of 5.056 nM and a 100% protection rate for mice at a dose of 20 mg/kg) and low toxicity. NLD-22 had a favorable pharmacokinetic profile. High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structural analysis confirmed NLD-22 bound to the hydrophobic pocket in VP1 to block viral infection. In general, NLD-22 was indicated to be a promising potential drug candidate for the treatment of HFMD.
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- Min Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences and College of Pharmacy , Nankai University , Tianjin 300353 , China.,Drug Discovery Center for Infectious Diseases , Nankai University , Tianjin 300350 , People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology and Medicine , Tianjin 300457 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences and College of Pharmacy , Nankai University , Tianjin 300353 , China
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- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics , Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing 100101 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences and College of Pharmacy , Nankai University , Tianjin 300353 , China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Institute of Digestive Disease , Tianjin Medical University General Hospital , Tianjin 300052 , China
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- Sinovac Biotech Co., Ltd , Beijing 100085 , China
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- National Beijing Center for Drug Safety Evaluation and Research , Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology , 27 Taiping Road , Beijing 100850 , China
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- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics , Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing 100101 , China
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- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology and Medicine , Tianjin 300457 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences and College of Pharmacy , Nankai University , Tianjin 300353 , China.,Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology and Medicine , Tianjin 300457 , China.,Drug Discovery Center for Infectious Diseases , Nankai University , Tianjin 300350 , People's Republic of China.,Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses , Nankai University , Tianjin 300350 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences and College of Pharmacy , Nankai University , Tianjin 300353 , China.,Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology and Medicine , Tianjin 300457 , China.,National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics , Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing 100101 , China.,Drug Discovery Center for Infectious Diseases , Nankai University , Tianjin 300350 , People's Republic of China.,Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses , Nankai University , Tianjin 300350 , People's Republic of China
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Ma HQ, Zuo CQ, Yuan Y, Zhang YP, Wang X, Wang SY, Liu JW. The UPLC-MS/MS Method for Determination of a Novel Enterovirus 71 Inhibitor in Rat Plasma and its Application to Pharmacokinetic Study. CURR PHARM ANAL 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/1573412914666180924121855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
TJAB1099 is a novel, highly active inhibitor of human enterovirus 71
(HEV71), which is a most commonly found virus leading to Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease (HFMD). However,
the TJAB1099 could not be detected in the plasma using a regular HPLC-UV detection during the
pharmacokinetic study due to the poor solubility, which in turn limited the release prior to be absorbed
by the gastrointestinal tract.
Objective:
The objectives of the present study were to improve the solubility of TJAB1099 by preparing
formulation and develop an Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry
(UPLC-MS/MS) method applied to the pharmacokinetic study.
Methods:
The TJAB1099 was prepared as a phospholipid complex that intends to increase the watersolubility
and subsequently improving TJAB1099 exposed in the circulation system. A highly sensitive
UPLC-MS/MS method was developed for the pharmacokinetic study, in which the pharmacokinetic
parameters were determined following oral and intravenous administration of 5 mg/kg and 1 mg/kg of
TJAB1099 in rats, respectively.
Results:
The precisions for the method were less than 12.8%, while the accuracies were in the range of
90.8 - 98.0% and 96.1 - 99.6% for within-day and between-day, respectively. The mean recoveries for
TJAB1099 and terfenadine (internal-standard, IS) were 85.0 ± 5.4% and 92.4 ± 4.1%, respectively. The
pharmacokinetic study revealed that the Cmax of TJAB1099 after oral administration can reach 6.84 ±
2.43 ng/mL, while the Tmax is 0.70 ± 0.11 h. The AUC0-12 is 19.81 ± 11.07 µg/mL/h. However, the absorption
was poor with an absolute oral bioavailability of 0.62.
Conclusion:
The UPLC-MS/MS method was successfully applied in the pharmacokinetic study of
TJAB1099 in rats.
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- Hai-Qiu Ma
- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, No.220 Dongting Road, the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- TianJin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, No.220 Dongting Road, the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Center for Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring, No.237 road Hongqinan, Nankai District, Tianjin 300191, China
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- TianJin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, No.220 Dongting Road, the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- TianJin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, No.220 Dongting Road, the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- TianJin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, No.220 Dongting Road, the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- TianJin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, No.220 Dongting Road, the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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Kane JR, Fong S, Shaul J, Frommlet A, Frank AO, Knapp M, Bussiere DE, Kim P, Ornelas E, Cuellar C, Hyrina A, Abend JR, Wartchow CA. A polyomavirus peptide binds to the capsid VP1 pore and has potent antiviral activity against BK and JC polyomaviruses. eLife 2020; 9:50722. [PMID: 31960795 PMCID: PMC6974358 DOI: 10.7554/elife.50722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
In pursuit of therapeutics for human polyomaviruses, we identified a peptide derived from the BK polyomavirus (BKV) minor structural proteins VP2/3 that is a potent inhibitor of BKV infection with no observable cellular toxicity. The thirteen-residue peptide binds to major structural protein VP1 with single-digit nanomolar affinity. Alanine-scanning of the peptide identified three key residues, substitution of each of which results in ~1000 fold loss of binding affinity with a concomitant reduction in antiviral activity. Structural studies demonstrate specific binding of the peptide to the pore of pentameric VP1. Cell-based assays demonstrate nanomolar inhibition (EC50) of BKV infection and suggest that the peptide acts early in the viral entry pathway. Homologous peptide exhibits similar binding to JC polyomavirus VP1 and inhibits infection with similar potency to BKV in a model cell line. Lastly, these studies validate targeting the VP1 pore as a novel strategy for the development of anti-polyomavirus agents.
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- Joshua R Kane
- Infectious Diseases, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States.,Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Infectious Diseases, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Infectious Diseases, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Infectious Diseases, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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- Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Emeryville, United States
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Duyvesteyn HME, Ren J, Walter TS, Fry EE, Stuart DI. Glutathione facilitates enterovirus assembly by binding at a druggable pocket. Commun Biol 2020; 3:9. [PMID: 31909201 PMCID: PMC6941975 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0722-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Enteroviruses cause a range of human and animal diseases, some life-threatening, but there remain no licenced anti-enterovirus drugs. However, a benzene-sulfonamide derivative and related compounds have been shown recently to block infection of a range of enteroviruses by binding the capsid at a positively-charged surface depression conserved across many enteroviruses. It has also been established that glutathione is essential for the assembly of many enteroviruses, interacting with the capsid proteins to facilitate the formation of the pentameric assembly intermediate, although the mechanism is unknown. Here we show, by high resolution structure analyses of enterovirus F3, that reduced glutathione binds to the same interprotomer pocket as the benzene-sulfonamide derivative. Bound glutathione makes strong interactions with adjacent protomers, thereby explaining the underlying biological role of this druggable binding pocket and delineating the pharmacophore for potential antivirals.
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- Helen M. E. Duyvesteyn
- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN UK
- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN UK
- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE UK
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Quantum mechanics (QM) methods provide a fine description of receptor-ligand interactions and of chemical reactions. Their use in drug design and drug discovery is increasing, especially for complex systems including metal ions in the binding sites, for the design of highly selective inhibitors, for the optimization of bi-specific compounds, to understand enzymatic reactions, and for the study of covalent ligands and prodrugs. They are also used for generating molecular descriptors for predictive QSAR/QSPR models and for the parameterization of force fields. Thanks to the continuous increase of computational power offered by GPUs and to the development of sophisticated algorithms, QM methods are becoming part of the standard tools used in computer-aided drug design (CADD). We present the most used QM methods and software packages, and we discuss recent representative applications in drug design and drug discovery.
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- Martin Kotev
- Global Research Informatics/Cheminformatics and Drug Design, Evotec (France) SAS, Toulouse, France
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- Global Research Informatics/Cheminformatics and Drug Design, Evotec (France) SAS, Toulouse, France
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Vakulenko Y, Deviatkin A, Lukashev A. Using Statistical Phylogenetics for Investigation of Enterovirus 71 Genotype A Reintroduction into Circulation. Viruses 2019; 11:E895. [PMID: 31557961 PMCID: PMC6832606 DOI: 10.3390/v11100895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Neurovirulent enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) caused a massive epidemic in China in 2008-2011. While subgenotype C4 was the major causative agent, a few isolates were almost identical to the prototype EV-A71 strain and belonged to genotype A. This variant was allegedly extinct since 1970, and its identification in this epidemic suggests reintroduction of the archive virus. Regression analysis of genetic distances (TempEst software) was of moderate utility due to the low resolution of classical phylogenetic methods. Bayesian phylogenetic analysis (BEAST software) suggested artificial introduction event based on highly aberrant phylogenetic tree branch rates that differed by over three standard deviations from the mean substitution rate for EV71. Manual nucleotide-level analysis was used to further explore the virus spread pattern after introduction into circulation. Upon reintroduction, the virus accumulated up to seven substitutions in VP1, most of them non-synonymous and located within the capsid's canyon or at its rims, compatible with readaptation of a lab strain to natural circulation.
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- Yulia Vakulenko
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Martsinovsky Institute of Medical Parasitology, Tropical and Vector Borne Diseases, 119435 Moscow, Russia.
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia.
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Institute of Molecular Medicine, 119048 Moscow, Russia.
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Martsinovsky Institute of Medical Parasitology, Tropical and Vector Borne Diseases, 119435 Moscow, Russia.
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Institute of Molecular Medicine, 119048 Moscow, Russia.
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The genus Enterovirus (EV) of the family Picornaviridae includes poliovirus, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, numbered enteroviruses and rhinoviruses. These diverse viruses cause a variety of diseases, including non-specific febrile illness, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, neonatal sepsis-like disease, encephalitis, paralysis and respiratory diseases. In recent years, several non-polio enteroviruses (NPEVs) have emerged as serious public health concerns. These include EV-A71, which has caused epidemics of hand-foot-and-mouth disease in Southeast Asia, and EV-D68, which recently caused a large outbreak of severe lower respiratory tract disease in North America. Infections with these viruses are associated with severe neurological complications. For decades, most research has focused on poliovirus, but in recent years, our knowledge of NPEVs has increased considerably. In this Review, we summarize recent insights from enterovirus research with a special emphasis on NPEVs. We discuss virion structures, host-receptor interactions, viral uncoating and the recent discovery of a universal enterovirus host factor that is involved in viral genome release. Moreover, we briefly explain the mechanisms of viral genome replication, virion assembly and virion release, and describe potential targets for antiviral therapy. We reflect on how these recent discoveries may help the development of antiviral therapies and vaccines.
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Lin WY, Yu YJ, Jinn TR. Evaluation of the virucidal effects of rosmarinic acid against enterovirus 71 infection via in vitro and in vivo study. Virol J 2019; 16:94. [PMID: 31366366 PMCID: PMC6670152 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-019-1203-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although enterovirus 71 (EV71) is an important public health threat, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, there are still no effective drugs or vaccines to treat and prevent EV71 infection. Therefore, it is critical to develop prophylactic and therapeutic agents against EV71. Rosmarinic acid (RA), a phytochemical, has been discovered to possess a broad spectrum of biological activities. METHODS The virucidal effects of RA on EV71 were determined by MTT, western blot, median cell culture infectious dose, apoptosis detection, plaque reduction, semi-quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, immunofluorescence detection, molecular docking analysis, and mouse protection assay. RESULTS RA showed a strong protective effect against EV71 infection in human rhabdomyosarcoma cells when the multiplicity of infection was 1, with a low IC50 value (4.33 ± 0.18 μM) and high therapeutic index (340). RA not only protected cells from EV71-induced cytopathic effects, but also from EV71-induced apoptosis. The results of time-of-addition analysis demonstrated that the inhibitory activity of RA was highest at the early stage of viral infection. Consistent with this, the infectivity of EV71 in the early stage of viral infection also was observed to be limited in neonatal mice treated with RA. Further, molecular docking predicts that RA could replace the natural pocket factor within the VP1 capsid-binding hydrophobic pocket. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that RA has the potential to be developed as an antiviral agent against initial EV71 infection to prevent or reduce EV71-induced pathogenesis and complications, since RA can effectively reduce EV71 infection in the early stages of viral infection.
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- Wen-Yu Lin
- School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Stuart DI, Ren J, Wang X, Rao Z, Fry EE. Hepatitis A Virus Capsid Structure. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2019; 9:cshperspect.a031807. [PMID: 30037986 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a031807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) has been enigmatic, evading detailed structural analysis for many years. Its recently determined high-resolution structure revealed an angular surface without the indentations often characteristic of receptor-binding sites. The viral protein 1 (VP1) β-barrel shows no sign of a pocket factor and the amino terminus of VP2 displays a "domain swap" across the pentamer interface, as in a subset of mammalian picornaviruses and insect picorna-like viruses. Structure-based phylogeny confirms this placement. These differences suggest an uncoating mechanism distinct from that of enteroviruses. An empty capsid structure reveals internal differences in VP0 and the VP1 amino terminus connected with particle maturation. An HAV/Fab complex structure, in which the antigen-binding fragment (Fab) appears to act as a receptor-mimic, clarifies some historical epitope mapping data, but some remain difficult to reconcile. We still have little idea of the structural features of enveloped HAV particles.
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- David I Stuart
- Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.,Diamond Light Source Ltd, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101, China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101, China.,Laboratory of Structural Biology, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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Shaikh F, Zhao Y, Alvarez L, Iliopoulou M, Lohans C, Schofield CJ, Padilla-Parra S, Siu SWI, Fry EE, Ren J, Stuart DI. Structure-Based in Silico Screening Identifies a Potent Ebolavirus Inhibitor from a Traditional Chinese Medicine Library. J Med Chem 2019; 62:2928-2937. [PMID: 30785281 PMCID: PMC6441942 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Potent Ebolavirus (EBOV) inhibitors
will help to curtail outbreaks
such as that which occurred in 2014–16 in West Africa. EBOV
has on its surface a single glycoprotein (GP) critical for viral entry
and membrane fusion. Recent high-resolution complexes of EBOV GP with
a variety of approved drugs revealed that binding to a common cavity
prevented fusion of the virus and endosomal membranes, inhibiting
virus infection. We performed docking experiments, screening a database
of natural compounds to identify those likely to bind at this site.
Using both inhibition assays of HIV-1-derived pseudovirus cell entry
and structural analyses of the complexes of the compounds with GP,
we show here that two of these compounds attach in the common binding
cavity, out of eight tested. In both cases, two molecules bind in
the cavity. The two compounds are chemically similar, but the tighter
binder has an additional chlorine atom that forms good halogen bonds
to the protein and achieves an IC50 of 50 nM, making it
the most potent GP-binding EBOV inhibitor yet identified, validating
our screening approach for the discovery of novel antiviral compounds.
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- Faraz Shaikh
- Department of Computer and Information Science, Faculty of Science and Technology , University of Macau , E11, Macau 999078 , China.,Division of Structural Biology , University of Oxford , The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine , Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN , U.K
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- Division of Structural Biology , University of Oxford , The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine , Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN , U.K
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- Division of Structural Biology , University of Oxford , The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine , Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN , U.K
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- Division of Structural Biology , University of Oxford , The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine , Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN , U.K
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Oxford , Mansfield Road , Oxford OX1 3TA , U.K
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- Division of Structural Biology , University of Oxford , The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine , Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN , U.K.,Biocruces-Bizkaia Health Research Institute , Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science , Bilbao 48011 , Spain
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- Department of Computer and Information Science, Faculty of Science and Technology , University of Macau , E11, Macau 999078 , China
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- Division of Structural Biology , University of Oxford , The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine , Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN , U.K
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- Division of Structural Biology , University of Oxford , The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine , Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN , U.K
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- Division of Structural Biology , University of Oxford , The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine , Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN , U.K.,Diamond Light Source Limited , Harwell Science & Innovation Campus , Didcot OX11 0DE , U.K
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Ma HQ, Wang Y, Mao YH, Wang SY, Zhang YP, Zuo CQ, Liang SJ, Liu JW. The inactivation of the non-enveloped enterovirus 71 (EV71) by a novel disinfectant gel formulation for topical use. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2019; 45:506-513. [DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2018.1562464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Hai-Qiu Ma
- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
- Xu He (Tianjin) Medical Technology Co., Ltd., The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
- Xu He (Tianjin) Medical Technology Co., Ltd., The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
- Xu He (Tianjin) Medical Technology Co., Ltd., The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, China
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Zhou D, Zhao Y, Kotecha A, Fry EE, Kelly JT, Wang X, Rao Z, Rowlands DJ, Ren J, Stuart DI. Unexpected mode of engagement between enterovirus 71 and its receptor SCARB2. Nat Microbiol 2019; 4:414-419. [PMID: 30531980 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-018-0319-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a common cause of hand, foot and mouth disease-a disease endemic especially in the Asia-Pacific region1. Scavenger receptor class B member 2 (SCARB2) is the major receptor of EV71, as well as several other enteroviruses responsible for hand, foot and mouth disease, and plays a key role in cell entry2. The isolated structures of EV71 and SCARB2 are known3-6, but how they interact to initiate infection is not. Here, we report the EV71-SCARB2 complex structure determined at 3.4 Å resolution using cryo-electron microscopy. This reveals that SCARB2 binds EV71 on the southern rim of the canyon, rather than across the canyon, as predicted3,7,8. Helices 152-163 (α5) and 183-193 (α7) of SCARB2 and the viral protein 1 (VP1) GH and VP2 EF loops of EV71 dominate the interaction, suggesting an allosteric mechanism by which receptor binding might facilitate the low-pH uncoating of the virus in the endosome/lysosome. Remarkably, many residues within the binding footprint are not conserved across SCARB2-dependent enteroviruses; however, a conserved proline and glycine seem to be key residues. Thus, although the virus maintains antigenic variability even within the receptor-binding footprint, the identification of binding 'hot spots' may facilitate the design of receptor mimic therapeutics less likely to quickly generate resistance.
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- Daming Zhou
- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Materials and Structural Analysis, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, UK
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- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
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- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Diamond Light Source, Didcot, UK.
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Chen L, Wang M, Zhu D, Sun Z, Ma J, Wang J, Kong L, Wang S, Liu Z, Wei L, He Y, Wang J, Zhang X. Implication for alphavirus host-cell entry and assembly indicated by a 3.5Å resolution cryo-EM structure. Nat Commun 2018; 9:5326. [PMID: 30552337 PMCID: PMC6294011 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07704-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Alphaviruses are enveloped RNA viruses that contain several human pathogens. Due to intrinsic heterogeneity of alphavirus particles, a high resolution structure of the virion is currently lacking. Here we provide a 3.5 Å cryo-EM structure of Sindbis virus, using block based reconstruction method that overcomes the heterogeneity problem. Our structural analysis identifies a number of conserved residues that play pivotal roles in the virus life cycle. We identify a hydrophobic pocket in the subdomain D of E2 protein that is stabilized by an unknown pocket factor near the viral membrane. Residues in the pocket are conserved in different alphaviruses. The pocket strengthens the interactions of the E1/E2 heterodimer and may facilitate virus assembly. Our study provides structural insights into alphaviruses that may inform the design of drugs and vaccines.
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- Lihong Chen
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 150069, Harbin, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 150069, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 150069, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Tropical and Subtropical Animal Viral Disease Laboratory, Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute, Kunming, 650224, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 150069, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 150069, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 150069, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Tropical and Subtropical Animal Viral Disease Laboratory, Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute, Kunming, 650224, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 150069, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, People's Republic of China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Zhu L, Sun Y, Fan J, Zhu B, Cao L, Gao Q, Zhang Y, Liu H, Rao Z, Wang X. Structures of Coxsackievirus A10 unveil the molecular mechanisms of receptor binding and viral uncoating. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4985. [PMID: 30478256 PMCID: PMC6255764 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07531-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Coxsackievirus A10 (CVA10), a human type-A Enterovirus (HEV-A), can cause diseases ranging from hand-foot-and-mouth disease to polio-myelitis-like disease. CVA10, together with some other HEV-As, utilizing the molecule KREMEN1 as an entry receptor, constitutes a KREMEN1-dependent subgroup within HEV-As. Currently, there is no vaccine or antiviral therapy available for treating diseases caused by CVA10. The atomic-resolution structure of the CVA10 virion, which is within the KREMEN1-dependent subgroup, shows significant conformational differences in the putative receptor binding sites and serotype-specific epitopes, when compared to the SCARB2-dependent subgroup of HEV-A, such as EV71, highlighting specific differences between the sub-groups. We also report two expanded structures of CVA10, an empty particle and uncoating intermediate at atomic resolution, as well as a medium-resolution genome structure reconstructed using a symmetry-mismatch method. Structural comparisons coupled with previous results, reveal an ordered signal transmission process for enterovirus uncoating, converting exo-genetic receptor-attachment inputs into a generic RNA release mechanism. The disease-causing pathogen Coxsackievirus A10 (CVA10) is a human type-A Enterovirus. Here the authors present the cryo-EM structures of the mature CVA10 virion and the empty- and A-particles of CVA10, which is of interest for CVA10 vaccine development.
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- Ling Zhu
- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
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- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Beijing Productivity Center, Major Project Department, Beijing, 100088, China
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- College of Physics and Information Science, Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Key Laboratory of Low-dimensional Quantum Structures, and Quantum Control of the Ministry of Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Sinovac Biotech Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, 310051, China.
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- College of Physics and Information Science, Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Key Laboratory of Low-dimensional Quantum Structures, and Quantum Control of the Ministry of Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. .,Laboratory of Structural Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
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Linnakoski R, Reshamwala D, Veteli P, Cortina-Escribano M, Vanhanen H, Marjomäki V. Antiviral Agents From Fungi: Diversity, Mechanisms and Potential Applications. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2325. [PMID: 30333807 PMCID: PMC6176074 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Viral infections are amongst the most common diseases affecting people worldwide. New viruses emerge all the time and presently we have limited number of vaccines and only few antivirals to combat viral diseases. Fungi represent a vast source of bioactive molecules, which could potentially be used as antivirals in the future. Here, we have summarized the current knowledge of fungi as producers of antiviral compounds and discuss their potential applications. In particular, we have investigated how the antiviral action has been assessed and what is known about the molecular mechanisms and actual targets. Furthermore, we highlight the importance of accurate fungal species identification on antiviral and other natural products studies.
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- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki, Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Joensuu, Finland
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- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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Lin CJ, Liu CH, Wang JY, Lin CC, Li YF, Richardson CD, Lin LT. Small molecules targeting coxsackievirus A16 capsid inactivate viral particles and prevent viral binding. Emerg Microbes Infect 2018; 7:162. [PMID: 30254193 PMCID: PMC6156566 DOI: 10.1038/s41426-018-0165-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 03/31/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) is an etiologic agent of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) that affects young children, and although typically self-limited, severe complications, and fatal cases have been reported. Due to the lack of specific medication and vaccines against CVA16, there is currently a need to develop effective antivirals to better control CVA16 infections in epidemic areas. In this study, we identified the tannins chebulagic acid (CHLA) and punicalagin (PUG) as small molecules that can efficiently disrupt the CVA16 infection of human rhabdomyosarcoma cells. Both compounds significantly reduced CVA16 infectivity at micromolar concentrations without apparent cytotoxicity. A mechanistic analysis revealed that the tannins particularly targeted the CVA16 entry phase by inactivating cell-free viral particles and inhibiting viral binding. Further examination by molecular docking analysis pinpointed the targets of the tannins in the fivefold axis canyon region of the CVA16 capsid near the pocket entrance that functions in cell surface receptor binding. We suggest that CHLA and PUG are efficient antagonists of CVA16 entry and could be of value as antiviral candidates or as starting points for developing molecules to treat CVA16 infections.
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- Chien-Ju Lin
- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics and Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan.
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, , Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan.
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Zhao H, Taherzadeh G, Zhou Y, Yang Y. Computational Prediction of Carbohydrate-Binding Proteins and Binding Sites. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 94:e75. [PMID: 30106511 DOI: 10.1002/cpps.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Protein-carbohydrate interaction is essential for biological systems, and carbohydrate-binding proteins (CBPs) are important targets when designing antiviral and anticancer drugs. Due to the high cost and difficulty associated with experimental approaches, many computational methods have been developed as complementary approaches to predict CBPs or carbohydrate-binding sites. However, most of these computational methods are not publicly available. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of related studies and demonstrate our two recently developed bioinformatics methods. The method SPOT-CBP is a template-based method for detecting CBPs based on structure through structural homology search combined with a knowledge-based scoring function. This method can yield model complex structure in addition to accurate prediction of CBPs. Furthermore, it has been observed that similarly accurate predictions can be made using structures from homology modeling, which has significantly expanded its applicability. The other method, SPRINT-CBH, is a de novo approach that predicts binding residues directly from protein sequences by using sequence information and predicted structural properties. This approach does not need structurally similar templates and thus is not limited by the current database of known protein-carbohydrate complex structures. These two complementary methods are available at https://sparks-lab.org. © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Huiying Zhao
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.,Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.,Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.,School of Data and Computer Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Linnakoski R, Reshamwala D, Veteli P, Cortina-Escribano M, Vanhanen H, Marjomäki V. Antiviral Agents From Fungi: Diversity, Mechanisms and Potential Applications. Front Microbiol 2018. [PMID: 30333807 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02325/bibtex] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2023] Open
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Viral infections are amongst the most common diseases affecting people worldwide. New viruses emerge all the time and presently we have limited number of vaccines and only few antivirals to combat viral diseases. Fungi represent a vast source of bioactive molecules, which could potentially be used as antivirals in the future. Here, we have summarized the current knowledge of fungi as producers of antiviral compounds and discuss their potential applications. In particular, we have investigated how the antiviral action has been assessed and what is known about the molecular mechanisms and actual targets. Furthermore, we highlight the importance of accurate fungal species identification on antiviral and other natural products studies.
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- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki, Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Joensuu, Finland
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- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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Evaluation of a range of mammalian and mosquito cell lines for use in Chikungunya virus research. Sci Rep 2017; 7:14641. [PMID: 29116243 PMCID: PMC5677012 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15269-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is becoming an increasing global health issue which has spread across the globe and as far north as southern Europe. There is currently no vaccine or anti-viral treatment available. Although there has been a recent increase in CHIKV research, many of these in vitro studies have used a wide range of cell lines which are not physiologically relevant to CHIKV infection in vivo. In this study, we aimed to evaluate a panel of cell lines to identify a subset that would be both representative of the infectious cycle of CHIKV in vivo, and amenable to in vitro applications such as transfection, luciferase assays, immunofluorescence, western blotting and virus infection. Based on these parameters we selected four mammalian and two mosquito cell lines, and further characterised these as potential tools in CHIKV research.
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Marsian J, Fox H, Bahar MW, Kotecha A, Fry EE, Stuart DI, Macadam AJ, Rowlands DJ, Lomonossoff GP. Plant-made polio type 3 stabilized VLPs-a candidate synthetic polio vaccine. Nat Commun 2017; 8:245. [PMID: 28811473 PMCID: PMC5557999 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00090-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Poliovirus (PV) is the causative agent of poliomyelitis, a crippling human disease known since antiquity. PV occurs in two distinct antigenic forms, D and C, of which only the D form elicits a robust neutralizing response. Developing a synthetically produced stabilized virus-like particle (sVLP)-based vaccine with D antigenicity, without the drawbacks of current vaccines, will be a major step towards the final eradication of poliovirus. Such a sVLP would retain the native antigenic conformation and the repetitive structure of the original virus particle, but lack infectious genomic material. In this study, we report the production of synthetically stabilized PV VLPs in plants. Mice carrying the gene for the human PV receptor are protected from wild-type PV when immunized with the plant-made PV sVLPs. Structural analysis of the stabilized mutant at 3.6 Å resolution by cryo-electron microscopy and single-particle reconstruction reveals a structure almost indistinguishable from wild-type PV3.Despite the success of current vaccination against poliomyelitis, safe, cheap and effective vaccines remain sought for continuing eradication effort. Here the authors use plants to express stabilized virus-like particles of type 3 poliovirus that can induce a protective immune response in mice transgenic for the human poliovirus receptor.
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- Johanna Marsian
- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, EN6 3QG, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, University of Oxford, The Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, EN6 3QG, UK
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Li P, Yu J, Hao F, He H, Shi X, Hu J, Wang L, Du C, Zhang X, Sun Y, Lin F, Gu Z, Xu D, Chen X, Shen L, Hu G, Li J, Chen S, Xiao W, Wang Z, Guo Q, Chang X, Tian X, Lin T. Discovery of Potent EV71 Capsid Inhibitors for Treatment of HFMD. ACS Med Chem Lett 2017; 8:841-846. [PMID: 28835799 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a major causative agent of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), which can spread its infections to the central nervous and other systems with severe consequences. The viral caspid protein VP1 is a well-known target for antiviral efficacy because its occupancy by suitable compounds could stabilize the virus capsid, thus preventing uncoating of virus for RNA release. In this Letter, design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel anti-EV71 agents (aminopyridyl 1,2,5-thiadiazolidine 1,1-dioxides) are described. One of the most promising compounds (14) showed excellent antiviral activity against EV71 (EC50 = 4 nM) and exhibited excellent in vivo efficacy in the EV71 infected mouse model.
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- Peng Li
- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- WuXi AppTec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 288 FuTe Zhong Road, Shanghai 200131, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 58 Haichangnan Road, Lianyungang 222001, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 58 Haichangnan Road, Lianyungang 222001, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 58 Haichangnan Road, Lianyungang 222001, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 58 Haichangnan Road, Lianyungang 222001, People’s Republic of China
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Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, People’s Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, People’s Republic of China
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Li G, Gao Q, Yuan S, Wang L, Altmeyer R, Lan K, Yin F, Zou G. Characterization of three small molecule inhibitors of enterovirus 71 identified from screening of a library of natural products. Antiviral Res 2017; 143:85-96. [PMID: 28412182 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2017.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) is a major cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Infection with EV-A71 is more often associated with neurological complications in children and is responsible for the majority of fatalities, but currently there is no approved antiviral therapy for treatment. Here, we identified auraptene, formononetin, and yangonin as effective inhibitors of EV-A71 infection in the low-micromolar range from screening of a natural product library. Among them, formononetin and yangonin selectively inhibited EV-A71 while auraptene could inhibit viruses within the enterovirus species A. Time of addition studies showed that all the three inhibitors inhibit both attachment and postattachment step of entry. We found mutations conferring the resistance to these inhibitors in the VP1 and VP4 capsid proteins and confirmed the target residues using a reverse genetic approach. Interestingly, auraptene- and formononetin-resistant viruses exhibit cross-resistance to other inhibitors while yangonin-resistant virus still remains susceptible to auraptene and formononetin. Moreover, auraptene and formononetin, but not yangonin protected EV-A71 against thermal inactivation, indicating a direct stabilizing effect of both compounds on virion capsid conformation. Finally, neither biochanin A (an analog of formononetin) nor DL-Kavain (an analog of yangonin) exhibited anti-EV-A71 activity, suggesting the structural elements required for anti-EV-A71 activity. Taken together, these compounds could become potential lead compounds for anti-EV-A71 drug development and also serve as tool compounds for studying virus entry.
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- Guiming Li
- School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China; Pathogen Diagnostic Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology & Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Pathogen Diagnostic Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology & Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Pathogen Diagnostic Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology & Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Pathogen Diagnostic Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology & Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Shandong University-Helmholtz Institute of Biotechnology, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Pathogen Diagnostic Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology & Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Translation Medicine Tropical Diseases, Department of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan 571101, China; Department of Pathogen Biology, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan 571101, China.
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- Pathogen Diagnostic Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology & Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
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Romano V, de Beer TAP, Schwede T. A computational protocol to evaluate the effects of protein mutants in the kinase gatekeeper position on the binding of ATP substrate analogues. BMC Res Notes 2017; 10:104. [PMID: 28219448 PMCID: PMC5319021 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2428-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background The determination of specific kinase substrates in vivo is challenging due to the large number of protein kinases in cells, their substrate specificity overlap, and the lack of highly specific inhibitors. In the late 90s, Shokat and coworkers developed a protein engineering-based method addressing the question of identification of substrates of protein kinases. The approach was based on the mutagenesis of the gatekeeper residue within the binding site of a protein kinase to change the co-substrate specificity from ATP to ATP analogues. One of the challenges in applying this method to other kinase systems is to identify the optimal combination of mutation in the enzyme and chemical derivative such that the ATP analogue acts as substrate for the engineered, but not the native kinase enzyme. In this study, we developed a computational protocol for estimating the effect of mutations at the gatekeeper position on the accessibility of ATP analogues within the binding site of engineered kinases. Results We tested the protocol on a dataset of tyrosine and serine/threonine protein kinases from the scientific literature where Shokat’s method was applied and experimental data were available. Our protocol correctly identified gatekeeper residues as the positions to mutate within the binding site of the studied kinase enzymes. Furthermore, the approach well reproduced the experimental data available in literature. Conclusions We have presented a computational protocol that scores how different mutations at the gatekeeper position influence the accommodation of various ATP analogues within the binding site of protein kinases. We have assessed our approach on protein kinases from the scientific literature and have verified the ability of the approach to well reproduce the available experimental data and identify suitable combinations of engineered kinases and ATP analogues.
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- Valentina Romano
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. .,SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Basel, Switzerland
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Potent neutralization of hepatitis A virus reveals a receptor mimic mechanism and the receptor recognition site. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:770-775. [PMID: 28074040 PMCID: PMC5278457 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1616502114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infects ∼1.4 million people annually and, although there is a vaccine, there are no licensed therapeutic drugs. HAV is unusually stable (making disinfection problematic) and little is known of how it enters cells and releases its RNA. Here we report a potent HAV-specific monoclonal antibody, R10, which neutralizes HAV infection by blocking attachment to the host cell. High-resolution cryo-EM structures of HAV full and empty particles and of the complex of HAV with R10 Fab reveal the atomic details of antibody binding and point to a receptor recognition site at the pentamer interface. These results, together with our observation that the R10 Fab destabilizes the capsid, suggest the use of a receptor mimic mechanism to neutralize virus infection, providing new opportunities for therapeutic intervention.
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Wang Y, Cao L, Zhai Y, Ma J, Nie Q, Li T, Yin Z, Sun Y, Shang L. Inhibition of enterovirus 71 replication by an α-hydroxy-nitrile derivative NK-1.9k. Antiviral Res 2017; 141:91-100. [PMID: 28063993 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is one of the major etiological agents of human hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) worldwide. EV71 infection in young children and people with immunodeficiency causes severe symptoms with a high fatality rates. However, there is still no approved drugs to treat such infections. Based on our previous report of a peptide-aldehyde anti-EV71 protease, we present here a highly specific α-hydroxy-nitrile derivative NK-1.9k, which inhibited the proliferation of multiple EV71 strains and coxsackievirus A16 (CVA16) in various cells with EC50 of 37.0 nM with low cytotoxicity (CC50 > 200 μM). The hydroxy-nitrile covalent warhead conferred NK-1.9k high potency and selectivity to interact with the cysteine residue of the active site of the viral protease. We also documented the resistance to NK-1.9k with a N69S mutation in EV71 3Cpro. The combination of NK-1.9k and EV71 polymerase or entry inhibitors produced strong synergistic antiviral effects. Collectively, our findings suggest our compounds can potentially be developed as drugs for the treatment of HFMD.
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- Yaxin Wang
- College of Pharmacy & State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101, China
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- College of Pharmacy & State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Pharmacy & State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- College of Pharmacy & State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Pharmacy & State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Pharmacy & State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101, China.
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- College of Pharmacy & State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Powell K, Thomas E, Cockerill G. Antiviral Drugs for Acute Infections. COMPREHENSIVE MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY III 2017. [PMCID: PMC7149606 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-409547-2.12408-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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Martin TD, Hill EH, Whitten DG, Chi EY, Evans DG. Oligomeric Conjugated Polyelectrolytes Display Site-Preferential Binding to an MS2 Viral Capsid. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:12542-12551. [PMID: 27464311 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Opportunistic bacteria and viruses are a worldwide health threat prompting the need to develop new targeting modalities. A class of novel synthetic poly(phenylene ethynylene) (PPE)-based oligomeric conjugated polyelectrolytes (OPEs) have demonstrated potent wide-spectrum biocidal activity. A subset of cationic OPEs display high antiviral activity against the MS2 bacteriophage. The oligomers have been found to inactivate the bacteriophage and perturb the morphology of the MS2 viral capsid. However, details of the initial binding and interactions between the OPEs and the viruses are not well understood. In this study, we use a multiscale computational approach, including random sampling, molecular dynamics, and electronic structure calculations, to gain an understanding of the molecular-level interactions of a series of OPEs that vary in length, charge, and functional groups with the MS2 capsid. Our results show that OPEs strongly bind to the MS2 capsid protein assembly with binding energies of up to -30 kcal/mol. Free-energy analysis shows that the binding is dominated by strong van der Waals interactions between the hydrophobic OPE backbone and the capsid surface and strong electrostatic free energy contributions between the OPE charged moieties and charged residues on the capsid surface. This knowledge provides molecular-level insight into how to tailor the OPEs to optimize viral capsid disruption and increase OPE efficacy to target amphiphilic protein coats of icosahedral-based viruses.
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- Tye D Martin
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Center for Biomedical Engineering, ‡The Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering Program, and §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Center for Biomedical Engineering, ‡The Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering Program, and §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Center for Biomedical Engineering, ‡The Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering Program, and §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Center for Biomedical Engineering, ‡The Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering Program, and §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Center for Biomedical Engineering, ‡The Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering Program, and §Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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Equine Rhinitis A Virus Mutants with Altered Acid Resistance Unveil a Key Role of VP3 and Intrasubunit Interactions in the Control of the pH Stability of the Aphthovirus Capsid. J Virol 2016; 90:9725-9732. [PMID: 27535044 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01043-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Equine rhinitis A virus (ERAV) is a picornavirus associated with respiratory disease in horses and is genetically closely related to foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), the prototype aphthovirus. ERAV has recently gained interest as an FMDV alternative for the study of aphthovirus biology, including cell entry and uncoating or antiviral testing. As described for FMDV, current data support that acidic pH inside cellular endosomes triggers ERAV uncoating. In order to provide further insights into aphthovirus uncoating mechanism, we have isolated a panel of ERAV mutants with altered acid sensitivity and that differed on their degree of sensitivity to the inhibition of endosome acidification. These results provide functional evidence of the involvement of acidic pH on ERAV uncoating within endosomes. Remarkably, all amino acid substitutions found in acid-labile or acid-resistant ERAVs were located in the capsid protein VP3, indicating that this protein plays a pivotal role for the control of pH stability of the ERAV capsid. Moreover, all amino acid substitutions mapped at the intraprotomer interface between VP3 and VP2 or between VP3 and the N terminus of VP1. These results expand our knowledge on the regions that regulate the acid stability of aphthovirus capsid and should be taken into account when using ERAV as a surrogate of FMDV. IMPORTANCE The viral capsid constitutes a sort of dynamic nanomachine that protects the viral genome against environmental assaults while accomplishing important functions such as receptor attachment for viral entry or genome release. We have explored the molecular determinants of aphthovirus capsid stability by isolating and characterizing a panel of equine rhinitis A virus mutants that differed on their acid sensitivity. All the mutations were located within a specific region of the capsid, the intraprotomer interface among capsid proteins, thus providing new insights into the regions that control the acid stability of aphthovirus capsid. These findings could positively contribute to the development of antiviral approaches targeting aphthovirus uncoating or the refinement of vaccine strategies based on capsid stabilization.
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Amphotericin B Inhibits Enterovirus 71 Replication by Impeding Viral Entry. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33150. [PMID: 27608771 PMCID: PMC5016833 DOI: 10.1038/srep33150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection causes hand-foot-and-mouth disease that leads to cardiopulmonary complications and death in young children. There is thus an urgent need to find new treatments to control EV71 infection. In this study, we report potent inhibition of EV71 by a polyene antibiotic Amphotericin B. Amphotericin B profoundly diminished the expression of EV71 RNA and viral proteins in the RD cells and the HEK293 cells. As a result, EV71 production was inhibited by Amphotericin B with an EC50 (50% effective concentration) of 1.75 μM in RD cells and 0.32 μM in 293 cells. In addition to EV71, EV68 was also strongly inhibited by Amphotericin B. Results of mechanistic studies revealed that Amphotericin B targeted the early stage of EV71 infection through impairing the attachment and internalization of EV71 by host cells. As an effective anti-fungi drug, Amphotericin B thus holds the promise of formulating a novel therapeutic to treat EV71 infection.
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