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ArticleNature chemical biology2014

A broad HIV-1 inhibitor blocks envelope glycoprotein transitions critical for entry.

Alon Herschhorn, Christopher Gu, Nicole Espy, Jonathan Richard, Andrés Finzi, Joseph G Sodroski

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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59citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alon Herschhorn1] Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Christopher GuDepartment of Cancer Immunology and AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Nicole Espy1] Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jonathan Richard1] Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [2] Department of Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology ,Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Andrés Finzi1] Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [2] Department of Microbiology, Infectiology and Immunology ,Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [3] Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Joseph G Sodroski1] Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [3] Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · USCentre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal · CAHarvard University · US

Funding

Understanding Envelope Function in HIV-1 Infection: The Design, Synthesis and Validation of Small Molecule HIV-1 Env InhibitorsP01GM056550 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ABRAMS, CAMERON F · 1997 to 2018
$31.2M
HIV-1 ENVELOPE GLYCOPROTEINSR37AI024755 · NIAID · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI SODROSKI, JOSEPH G · 1996 to 2015
$11.6M
ROLE OF THE HTLV-III ENVELOPE GLYCOPROTEIN IN VIRUSR01AI024755 · NIAID · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI SODROSKI, JOSEPH G · 1987 to 1995
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CIHR 119334NIAID NIH HHS AI24755NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI024755NIGMS NIH HHS GM56550NIGMS NIH HHS P01 GM056550
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Binding to the primary receptor, CD4, triggers conformational changes in the metastable HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) trimer ((gp120-gp41)3) that are important for virus entry into host cells. These changes include an 'opening' of the trimer, creation of a binding site for the CCR5 co-receptor and formation and/or exposure of a gp41 coiled coil. Here we identify a new compound, 18A (1), that specifically inhibits the entry of a wide range of HIV-1 isolates. 18A does not interfere with CD4 or CCR5 binding, but it inhibits the CD4-induced disruption of quaternary structures at the trimer apex and the exposure of the gp41 HR1 coiled coil. Analysis of HIV-1 variants with increased or reduced sensitivity to 18A suggests that the inhibitor can distinguish distinct conformational states of gp120 in the unliganded Env trimer. The broad-range activity and observed hypersensitivity of resistant mutants to antibody neutralization support further investigation of 18A.

Indexed as

CD4 AntigensCell Line, TransformedDose-Response Relationship, DrugGene ExpressionHeLa CellsHIV-1HIV Envelope Protein gp120HIV Envelope Protein gp41HIV Fusion InhibitorsHumansProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, QuaternaryReceptors, CCR5Recombinant Fusion ProteinsSemicarbazones1-(2,1,3-benzothiadiazol-4-yl)-3-((E)-(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyleneamino)ureaCCR5 protein, humanCD4 Antigensgp120 protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1gp41 protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1HIV Envelope Protein gp120HIV Envelope Protein gp41HIV Fusion InhibitorsReceptors, CCR5Recombinant Fusion ProteinsSemicarbazonesThiadiazoles

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PMID25174000
PMCPMC4231716
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