کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8325975 1539954 2009 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Electrostatically constrained α-helical peptide inhibits replication of HIV-1 resistant to enfuvirtide
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Electrostatically constrained α-helical peptide inhibits replication of HIV-1 resistant to enfuvirtide
چکیده انگلیسی
α-Helical peptides, such as T-20 (enfuvirtide) and C34, derived from the gp41 carboxyl-terminal heptad repeat (C-HR) of HIV-1, inhibit membrane fusion of HIV-1 and the target cells. Although T-20 effectively suppresses the replication of multi-drug resistant HIV variants both in vitro and in vivo, prolonged therapy with T-20 induces emergence of T-20 resistant variants. In order to suppress the emergence of such resistant variants, we introduced charged and hydrophilic amino acids, glutamic acid (E) and lysine (K), at the solvent accessible site of C34. In particular, the modified peptide, SC34EK, demonstrates remarkably potent inhibition of membrane fusion by the resistant HIV-1 variants as well as wild-type viruses. The activity was specific to HIV-1 and little influenced by serum components. We found a strong correlation between the anti-HIV-1 activities of these peptides and the thermostabilities of the 6-helix bundles that are formed with these peptides. We also obtained the crystal structure of SC34EK in complex with a 36 amino acid sequence (N36) comprising the amino-terminal heptad repeat of HIV-1. The EK substitutions in the sequence of SC34EK were directed toward the solvent and generated an electrostatic potential, which may result in enhanced α-helicity of the peptide inhibitor. The 6-helix bundle complex of SC34EK with N36 appears to be structurally similar to that of C34 and N36. Our approach to enhancing α-helicity of the peptide inhibitor may enable future design of highly effective and specific HIV-1 inhibitors.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology - Volume 41, Issue 4, April 2009, Pages 891-899
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