| Literature DB >> 7906414 |
J R Wyatt1, T A Vickers, J L Roberson, R W Buckheit, T Klimkait, E DeBaets, P W Davis, B Rayner, J L Imbach, D J Ecker.
Abstract
The phosphorothioate oligonucleotide T2G4T2 was identified as an inhibitor of HIV infection in vitro by combinatorial screening of a library of phosphorothioate oligonucleotides that contained all possible octanucleotide sequences. The oligonucleotide forms a parallel-stranded tetrameric guanosine-quartet structure. Tetramer formation and the phosphorothioate backbone are essential for antiviral activity. The tetramer binds to the human immunodeficiency virus envelope protein gp120 at the V3 loop and inhibits both cell-to-cell and virus-to-cell infection.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7906414 PMCID: PMC43157 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.4.1356
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205