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ArticleSLAS discovery : advancing life sciences R & D2025

A high-throughput approach to evaluating NCp7 RNA binding activity for HIV-1 drug discovery.

Joanna K Winstone, Rikki Uhrich, Thibault Alle, Brian C Kraemer

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Joanna K WinstoneGeriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
Rikki UhrichGeriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA.
Thibault AlleSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.
Brian C KraemerGeriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, La Jolla, California 92093, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. Electronic address: kraemerb@u.washington.edu.

Funding

Targeting MSUT2 with small molecules to ameliorate pathological tauRF1AG078335 · NIA · SEATTLE INST FOR BIOMEDICAL/CLINICAL RES · PI KRAEMER, BRIAN C. · 2023 to 2023
$2.2M
BLRD VA I01 BX005742NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG078335
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The HIV-1 epidemic broadly impacts healthcare. There remains a continued need for improved anti-viral therapies resilient to the development of drug resistance. HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein 7 (NCp7) seems a prime drug target due to its unique nucleic acid chaperone activity required for multiple viral processes. NCp7 RNA binding activity has been shown to increase viral production and infectivity within the host. Here we introduce a high-throughput AlphaScreen assay to evaluate NCp7 RNA binding activity and validate its specificity and sensitivity using a known inhibitor. We also demonstrate the utility of this assay by performing a drug-repurposing screen, which identified seven confirmed inhibitors of NCp7 RNA binding and two confirmed enhancers of NCp7 RNA binding. This tool will aid in future NCp7-targeted drug discovery initiatives for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.

Indexed as

Anti-HIV AgentsDrug Discoverygag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHIV-1RNA, ViralHIV InfectionsHumansProtein BindingAnti-HIV Agentsgag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusNCP7 protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1RNA, ViralAlphaLISADrug discoveryHIVNCp7Nucleic acid bindingU3

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PMID40803428
PMCPMC12975311

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