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ArticleAntiviral research2019

Mutation and structure guided discovery of an antiviral small molecule that mimics an essential C-Terminal tripeptide of the vaccinia D4 processivity factor.

Manunya Nuth, Hancheng Guan, Yuhong Xiao, John L Kulp, Michael H Parker, Eric D Strobel, Stuart N Isaacs, Richard W Scott, Allen B Reitz, Robert P Ricciardi

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Article in Antiviral research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Manunya NuthDepartment of Microbiology, School of Dental Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Hancheng GuanDepartment of Microbiology, School of Dental Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Yuhong XiaoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
John L KulpConifer Point Pharmaceuticals, Doylestown, PA, USA.
Michael H ParkerFox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, Inc., Doylestown, PA, USA.
Eric D StrobelFox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, Inc., Doylestown, PA, USA.
Stuart N IsaacsDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Richard W ScottFox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, Inc., Doylestown, PA, USA.
Allen B ReitzFox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, Inc., Doylestown, PA, USA.
Robert P RicciardiDepartment of Microbiology, School of Dental Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: Ricciard@upenn.edu.
University of Pennsylvania · USFox Chase Chemical Diversity Center · US

Funding

DEVELOPMENT OF TOPICAL ANTIVIRAL AGENTS FOR TREATING MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUMR44AI125005 · NIAID · FOX CHASE CHEMICAL DIVERSITY CENTER, INC · PI SCOTT, RICHARD W · 2016 to 2018
$3.0M
Development of Small Molecule Therapeutics Against Smallpox and Other PoxvirusesR44AI115759 · NIAID · FOX CHASE CHEMICAL DIVERSITY CENTER, INC · PI SCOTT, RICHARD W · 2015 to 2016
$2.3M
NIAID NIH HHS R44 AI115759NIAID NIH HHS R44 AI125005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The smallpox virus (variola) remains a bioterrorism threat since a majority of the human population has never been vaccinated. In the event of an outbreak, at least two drugs against different targets of variola are critical to circumvent potential viral mutants that acquire resistance. Vaccinia virus (VACV) is the model virus used in the laboratory for studying smallpox. The VACV processivity factor D4 is an ideal therapeutic target since it is both essential and specific for poxvirus replication. Recently, we identified a tripeptide (Gly-Phe-Ile) motif at the C-terminus of D4 that is conserved among poxviruses and is necessary for maintaining protein function. In the current work, a virtual screening for small molecule mimics of the tripeptide identified a thiophene lead that effectively inhibited VACV, cowpox virus, and rabbitpox virus in cell culture (EC

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Molecular MimicryMutationAntiviral AgentsDrug DiscoveryInhibitory Concentration 50OligopeptidesThiophenesVaccinia virusViral ProteinsVirus ReplicationAntiviral AgentsOligopeptidesThiophenesViral ProteinsAntiviralDNA synthesisDrug designPoxvirusProcessivity

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PMID30578797
PMCPMC10124107
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