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ArticleJournal of drug design and research2018

Exploring Modifications of an HIV-1 Capsid Inhibitor: Design, Synthesis, and Mechanism of Action.

Jimmy P Xu, Ashwanth C Francis, Megan E Meuser, Marie Mankowski, Roger G Ptak, Adel A Rashad, Gregory B Melikyan, Simon Cocklin

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Article in Journal of drug design and research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jimmy P XuDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, USA.
Ashwanth C FrancisDepartment of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Emory University, USA.
Megan E MeuserDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, USA.
Marie MankowskiDepartment of Infectious Disease Research, Southern Research Institute, USA.
Roger G PtakDepartment of Infectious Disease Research, Southern Research Institute, USA.
Adel A RashadDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, USA.
Gregory B MelikyanDepartment of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Emory University, USA.
Simon CocklinDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, USA.
Drexel University · US

Funding

BIOPHYSICS OF PROTEIN-MEDIATED MEMBRANE FUSIONR01GM054787 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE · PI MELIKIAN, GREGORY B · 2000 to 2018
$6.5M
Imaging of Single HIV-1 Uncoating and Transport to the nucleusR01AI129862 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI KVARATSKHELIA, MAMUKA, MELIKIAN, GREGORY B · 2017 to 2025
$5.4M
Interdisciplinary And Translational Research Training In NeurohivT32MH079785 · NIMH · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI Kamel Khalili · 2008 to 2026
$5.4M
Design, optimization and mechanism of action of novel HIV-1 entry inhibitorsR56AI118415 · NIAID · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI COCKLIN, SIMON · 2016 to 2016
$553k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI129862NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI118415NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM054787NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH079785
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent efforts by both academic and pharmaceutical researchers have focused on the HIV-1 capsid (CA) protein as a new therapeutic target. An interprotomer pocket within the hexamer configuration of the CA, which is also a binding site for key host dependency factors, is the target of the most widely studied CA inhibitor compound PF-3450074 (PF-74). Despite its popularity, PF-74 suffers from properties that limit its usefulness as a lead, most notably it's extremely poor metabolic stability. To minimize unfavorable qualities, we investigated bioisosteric modification of the PF-74 scaffold as a first step in redeveloping this compound. Using a field-based bioisostere identification method, coupled with biochemical and biological assessment, we have created four new compounds that inhibit HIV-1 infection and that bind to the assembled CA hexamer. Detailed mechanism of action studies indicates that the modifications alter the manner in which these new compounds affect HIV-1 capsid core stability, as compared to the parental compound. Further investigations are underway to redevelop these compounds to optimize potency and drug-like characteristics and to deeply define the mechanism of action.

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AntiviralBioisosteresComputer-aided drug designHIV-1 capsid proteinSurface plasmon resonance

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PMID30393786
PMCPMC6214487
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