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ArticleJournal of virology2007

The imidazopyrrolopyridine analogue AG110 is a novel, highly selective inhibitor of pestiviruses that targets the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase at a hot spot for inhibition of viral replication.

Jan Paeshuyse, Jean-Michel Chezal, Matheus Froeyen, Pieter Leyssen, Hélène Dutartre, Robert Vrancken, Bruno Canard, Carine Letellier, Tong Li, Harald Mittendorfer and 9 more

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Article in Journal of virology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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19 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Jan PaeshuyseRega Institute for Medical Research, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Jean-Michel Chezal
Matheus Froeyen
Pieter Leyssen
Hélène Dutartre
Robert Vrancken
Bruno Canard
Carine Letellier
Tong Li
Harald Mittendorfer
Frank Koenen
Pierre Kerkhofs
Erik De Clercq
Piet Herdewijn
Gerhard Puerstinger
Alain Gueiffier
Olivier Chavignon
Jean-Claude Teulade
Johan Neyts
KU Leuven · BEVeterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre · BERega Institute for Medical Research · BEUniversité Clermont Auvergne · FRArchitecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques · FRUniversität Innsbruck · ATUniversité de Tours · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ethyl 2-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-8-carboxylate (AG110) was identified as a potent inhibitor of pestivirus replication. The 50% effective concentration values for inhibition of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV)-induced cytopathic effect, viral RNA synthesis, and production of infectious virus were 1.2 +/- 0.5 microM, 5 +/- 1 microM, and 2.3 +/- 0.3 microM, respectively. AG110 proved inactive against the hepatitis C virus and a flavivirus. AG110 inhibits BVDV replication at a time point that coincides with the onset of intracellular viral RNA synthesis. Drug-resistant mutants carry the E291G mutation in the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). AG110-resistant virus is cross-resistant to the cyclic urea compound 1453 which also selects for the E291G drug resistance mutation. Moreover, BVDV that carries the F224S mutation (because of resistance to the imidazopyridine 5-[(4-bromophenyl)methyl]-2-phenyl-5H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine [BPIP]and VP32947) is also resistant to AG110. AG110 did not inhibit the in vitro activity of recombinant BVDV RdRp but inhibited the activity of BVDV replication complexes (RCs). Molecular modeling revealed that E291 is located in a small cavity near the tip of the finger domain of the RdRp about 7 A away from F224. Docking of AG110 in the crystal structure of the BVDV RdRp revealed several potential contacts including with Y257. The E291G mutation might enable the free rotation of Y257, which might in turn destabilize the backbone of the loop formed by residues 223 to 226, rendering more mobility to F224 and, hence, reducing the affinity for BPIP and VP32947. It is concluded that a single drug-binding pocket exists within the finger domain region of the BVDV RdRp that consists of two separate but potentially overlapping binding sites rather than two distinct drug-binding pockets.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntiviral AgentsBinding SitesCattleDiarrhea Viruses, Bovine ViralEnzyme InhibitorsModels, MolecularPestivirusPestivirus InfectionsPyrazolesRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseStructure-Activity RelationshipVirus ReplicationAntiviral AgentsEnzyme InhibitorsimidazopyrazolePyrazolesRNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase

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PMID17686854
PMCPMC2045526
OpenAlexW2128139026

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