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Jimmy P Xu1, Jeffrey D Branson1, Rae Lawrence2, Simon Cocklin3.
Abstract
The HIV-1 CA protein is an attractive therapeutic target for the development of new antivirals. An inter-protomer pocket within the hexamer configuration of the CA, which is a binding site for key host dependency factors, is an especially appealing region for small molecule targeting. Using a field-based pharmacophore derived from an inhibitor known to interact with this region, coupled to biochemical and biological assessment, we have identified a new compound that inhibits HIV-1 infection and that targets the assembled CA hexamer.Entities:
Keywords: Antiviral; Computer-aided drug design; Field-based virtual screening; HIV-1 capsid protein; Surface plasmon resonance
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26747394 PMCID: PMC4728034 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.12.087
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett ISSN: 0960-894X Impact factor: 2.823