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ArticlePLoS biology2024

The activation cascade of the broad-spectrum antiviral bemnifosbuvir characterized at atomic resolution.

Aurélie Chazot, Claire Zimberger, Mikael Feracci, Adel Moussa, Steven Good, Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, Karine Alvarez, François Ferron, Bruno Canard

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Article in PLoS biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Aurélie ChazotAix Marseille Université, CNRS, AFMB, UMR 7257, Marseille, France.
Claire ZimbergerAix Marseille Université, CNRS, AFMB, UMR 7257, Marseille, France.
Mikael FeracciAix Marseille Université, CNRS, AFMB, UMR 7257, Marseille, France.
Adel MoussaATEA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Steven GoodATEA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Jean-Pierre SommadossiATEA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Karine AlvarezAix Marseille Université, CNRS, AFMB, UMR 7257, Marseille, France.
François FerronAix Marseille Université, CNRS, AFMB, UMR 7257, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8351-4992
Bruno CanardAix Marseille Université, CNRS, AFMB, UMR 7257, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0003-4924-1991

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French Infrastructure for Integrated Structural Biology (FRISBI) NR-10-INSB-05-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bemnifosbuvir (AT-527) and AT-752 are guanosine analogues currently in clinical trials against several RNA viruses. Here, we show that these drugs require a minimal set of 5 cellular enzymes for activation to their common 5'-triphosphate AT-9010, with an obligate order of reactions. AT-9010 selectively inhibits essential viral enzymes, accounting for antiviral potency. Functional and structural data at atomic resolution decipher N6-purine deamination compatible with its metabolic activation. Crystal structures of human histidine triad nucleotide binding protein 1, adenosine deaminase-like protein 1, guanylate kinase 1, and nucleoside diphosphate kinase at 2.09, 2.44, 1.76, and 1.9 Å resolution, respectively, with cognate precursors of AT-9010 illuminate the activation pathway from the orally available bemnifosbuvir to AT-9010, pointing to key drug-protein contacts along the activation pathway. Our work provides a framework to integrate the design of antiviral nucleotide analogues, confronting requirements and constraints associated with activation enzymes along the 5'-triphosphate assembly line.

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Antiviral AgentsCrystallography, X-RayGuanosineHumansModels, MolecularNucleoside-Diphosphate KinaseAntiviral AgentsGuanosineNucleoside-Diphosphate Kinase

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PMID39190717
PMCPMC11349198

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