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ArticleViruses2025

Design and Characterization of Inhibitors of Cell-Mediated Degradation of APOBEC3G That Decrease HIV-1 Infectivity.

Aubrey M Sawyer, Cristina C Vaca, Neha Malik, Isabelle Clerc, Joshua Craft, Hannah Hudson, Gaël K Scholtés, Gary E Schiltz, Meejeon Roh, Chisu Song and 1 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Aubrey M SawyerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0862-2237
Cristina C VacaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1457-0990
Neha MalikDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Isabelle ClercDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7140-7049
Joshua CraftDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-8676-224X
Hannah HudsonDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Gaël K ScholtésDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Gary E SchiltzDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4180-5051
Meejeon RohDepartment of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Chisu SongDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Richard T D'AquilaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9653-5987

Funding

Virology and Immunology Technology CoreP30AI117943 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Richard D'Aquila, Brian Mustanski · 2015 to 2026
$38.4M
NUCATS CTSA UM1 at Northwestern UniversityUM1TR005121 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Sara Becker, Richard D'Aquila · 2024 to 2026
$23.4M
CELLULAR &MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008061 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI CARTHEW, RICHARD W. · 1985 to 2022
$17.1M
Pathogenesis of Rebound SIV/HIV Viremia after Antiretrovral TherapyP01AI131346 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI D'AQUILA, RICHARD · 2017 to 2021
$8.0M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN IMMUNOLOGY &MOLECULAR PATHOGENESIST32AI007476 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Edward Benjamin Thorp · 1996 to 2026
$6.6M
NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR005121NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI131346NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI117943NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007476NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008061NIH HHS AI 117943 (from 2020-2023)NIH HHS AI 131346 (from 2017-2023)NIH HHS P30 CA 060553 (2023-2024)NIH HHS T32 AI007476NIH HHS T32 GM008061NIH HHS UM1 TR005121 (2024)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cytoplasmic human Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide-like 3 (APOBEC3 or A3) cytidine deaminases G and F (A3G and A3F) can block the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV counteracts this cell-intrinsic defense through a viral protein called viral infectivity factor (Vif). Vif causes proteasomal degradation of A3G and A3F proteins (A3G/F) in HIV-producing cells to ensure infectivity of virions subsequently released from these cells. Here, we optimized a lead compound reported previously to boost cellular levels of A3G. The modified analogs designed, synthesized, and evaluated here inhibit cell-mediated post-translational degradation of A3G/F, whether Vif is present or not. This increases A3G/F incorporation into Vif-positive virions to decrease viral infectivity. The compounds and processes described here can facilitate the development of new anti-HIV therapeutics whose host-targeted effect may not be evaded by resistance-conferring mutations in HIV Vif.

Indexed as

Anti-HIV AgentsAPOBEC-3G DeaminaseHIV-1HIV InfectionsCytidine DeaminaseDrug DesignHEK293 CellsHumansProteolysisvif Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusVirus ReplicationAnti-HIV AgentsAPOBEC-3G DeaminaseAPOBEC3G protein, humanCytidine Deaminasevif Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virusvif protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1APOBEC3FAPOBEC3GHIVHIV-1HIV cure researchHIV infectivityVif

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PMID40284957
PMCPMC12031279

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