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Vanangamudi M, Nair PC, Engels SEM, Palaniappan S, Namasivayam V. Structural Insights to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) Targets and Their Inhibition. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1322:63-95. [PMID: 34258737 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0267-2_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a deadly virus that attacks the body's immune system, subsequently leading to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and ultimately death. Currently, there is no vaccine or effective cure for this infection; however, antiretrovirals that act at various phases of the virus life cycle have been useful to control the viral load in patients. One of the major problems with antiretroviral therapies involves drug resistance. The three-dimensional structure from crystallography studies are instrumental in understanding the structural basis of drug binding to various targets. This chapter provides key insights into different targets and drugs used in the treatment from a structural perspective. Specifically, an insight into the binding characteristics of drugs at the active and allosteric sites of different targets and the importance of targeting allosteric sites for design of new-generation antiretrovirals to overcome complex and resistant forms of the virus has been reviewed.
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- Murugesan Vanangamudi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University Gwalior, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Zuru DU. Theoretical model for the design and preparation of a CNT–ursonic acid drug matrix as HIV-gp120 entry inhibitor. SCIENTIFIC AFRICAN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Bennett RP, Salter JD, Smith HC. A New Class of Antiretroviral Enabling Innate Immunity by Protecting APOBEC3 from HIV Vif-Dependent Degradation. Trends Mol Med 2018; 24:507-520. [PMID: 29609878 PMCID: PMC7362305 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2018.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The infectivity of HIV depends on overcoming APOBEC3 (A3) innate immunity, predominantly through the expression of the viral protein Vif, which induces A3 degradation in the proteasome. Disruption of the functional interactions of Vif enables A3 mutagenesis of the HIV genome during viral replication, which can result in a broadly neutralizing antiviral effect. Vif function requires self-association along with interactions with A3 proteins, protein chaperones, and factors of the ubiquitination machinery and these are described here as a potential platform for novel antiviral drug discovery. This Review will examine the current state of development of Vif inhibitors that we believe to have therapeutic and functional cure potential.
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- Ryan P Bennett
- OyaGen, Inc., 77 Ridgeland Road, Rochester, NY 14623, USA.
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- OyaGen, Inc., 77 Ridgeland Road, Rochester, NY 14623, USA
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- OyaGen, Inc., 77 Ridgeland Road, Rochester, NY 14623, USA; University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
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Shah HR, Savjani JK. Recent updates for designing CCR5 antagonists as anti-retroviral agents. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 147:115-129. [PMID: 29425816 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.01.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The healthcare system faces various challenges in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) therapy due to resistance to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) as a consequence of the evolutionary process. Despite the success of antiretroviral drugs like Zidovudine, Zalcitabine, Raltegravir WHO ranks HIV as one of the deadliest diseases with a mortality of one million lives in 2016. Thus, there emerges an urgency of developing a novel anti-retroviral agent that combat resistant HIV strains. The clinical development of ART from a single drug regimen to current triple drug combination is very slow. The progression in the structural biology of the viral envelope prompted the discovery of novel targets, which can be demonstrated a proficient approach for drug design of anti-retroviral agents. The current review enlightens the recent updates in the structural biology of the viral envelope and focuses on CCR5 as a validated target as well as ways to overcome CCR5 resistance. The article also throws light on the SAR studies and most prevalent mutations in the receptor for designing CCR5 antagonists that can combat HIV-1 infection. To conclude, the paper lists diversified scaffolds that are in pipeline by various pharmaceutical companies that could provide an aid for developing novel CCR5 antagonists.
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- Harshil R Shah
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad 382481, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad 382481, India.
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Chen X, Lu Y, Tan G, Cao Z, Liu W, Wang B, Zhang M, Li Z. Functional and binding characterization of a single chain Fv antibody to abscisic acid and conjugated abscisic acid. FOOD AGR IMMUNOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/09540105.2016.1148123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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- Xiaojiao Chen
- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Justino GC, Pinheiro PF, Roseiro APS, Knittel ASO, Gonçalves J, Justino MC, Carvalho MFNN. Camphor-based CCR5 blocker lead compounds – a computational and experimental approach. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra09627a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This study identifies novel camphor-derived compounds that bind the CCR5 receptor and can be used as lead compounds for drug discovery.
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- Gonçalo C. Justino
- Centro de Química Estrutural
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1049-001 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1049-001 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1049-001 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1049-001 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- URIA-Centro de Patogénese Molecular
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1649-028 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro
- Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal
- 2830-144 Barreiro
- Portugal
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Lau G, Labrecque J, Metz M, Vaz R, Fricker SP. Specificity for a CCR5 Inhibitor Is Conferred by a Single Amino Acid Residue: ROLE OF ILE198. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:11041-51. [PMID: 25767113 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.640169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The chemokine receptors CCR5 and CCR2b share 89% amino acid homology. CCR5 is a co-receptor for HIV and CCR5 antagonists have been investigated as inhibitors of HIV infection. We describe the use of two CCR5 antagonists, Schering-C (SCH-C), which is specific for CCR5, and TAK-779, a dual inhibitor of CCR5 and CCR2b, to probe the CCR5 inhibitor binding site using CCR5/CCR2b chimeric receptors. Compound inhibition in the different chimeras was assessed by inhibition of chemokine-induced calcium flux. SCH-C inhibited RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) (CCL5)-mediated calcium flux on CCR5 with an IC50 of 22.8 nM but was inactive against monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (CCL2)-mediated calcium flux on CCR2b. However, SCH-C inhibited CCL2-induced calcium flux against a CCR5/CCR2b chimera consisting of transmembrane domains IV-VI of CCR5 with an IC50 of 55 nM. A sequence comparison of CCR5 and CCR2b identified a divergent amino acid sequence located at the junction of transmembrane domain V and second extracellular loop. Transfer of the CCR5 sequence KNFQTLKIV into CCR2b conferred SCH-C inhibition (IC50 of 122 nM) into the predominantly CCR2b chimera. Furthermore, a single substitution, R206I, conferred partial but significant inhibition (IC50 of 1023 nM) by SCH-C. These results show that a limited amino acid sequence is responsible for SCH-C specificity to CCR5, and we propose a model showing the interaction with CCR5 Ile(198).
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- Gloria Lau
- From Anormed Inc., Langley, British Columbia V2Y 1N5, Canada
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- From Anormed Inc., Langley, British Columbia V2Y 1N5, Canada
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- Lead Generation to Candidate Realization, Sanofi, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, and
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- Lead Generation to Candidate Realization, Sanofi, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, and
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- Sanofi-Genzyme Research and Development Center, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
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Role of 3D Structures in Understanding, Predicting, and Designing Molecular Interactions in the Chemokine Receptor Family. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/7355_2014_77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Modeling the allosteric modulation of CCR5 function by Maraviroc. DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY. TECHNOLOGIES 2014; 10:e297-305. [PMID: 24050281 DOI: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2012.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Maraviroc is a non-peptidic, low molecular weight CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) ligand that has recently been marketed for the treatment of HIV infected individuals. This review discusses recent molecular modeling studies of CCR5 by homology to CXC chemokine receptor 4, their contribution to the understanding of the allosteric mode of action of the inhibitor and their potential for the development of future drugs with improved efficiency and preservation of CCR5 biological functions.
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Flanagan CA. Receptor Conformation and Constitutive Activity in CCR5 Chemokine Receptor Function and HIV Infection. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY 2014; 70:215-63. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-417197-8.00008-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chemokine receptor modeling: an interdisciplinary approach to drug design. Future Med Chem 2014; 6:91-114. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.13.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Chemokines and their receptors are integral components of the immune response, regulating lymphocyte development, homing and trafficking, and playing a key role in the pathophysiology of many diseases. Chemokine receptors have, therefore, become the target for both small-molecule, peptide and antibody therapeutics. Chemokine receptors belong to the family of seven transmembrane receptor class A G protein-coupled receptors. The publication of the crystal structure of the archetypal class A seven transmembrane receptor protein rhodopsin, and other G protein-coupled receptors, including C-X-C chemokine receptor 4 and C-C chemokine receptor 5, provided the opportunity to create homology models of chemokine receptors. In this review, we describe an interdisciplinary approach to chemokine receptor modeling and the utility of this approach for structure-based drug design of chemokine receptor inhibitors.
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Skerlj R, Bridger G, Zhou Y, Bourque E, McEachern E, Metz M, Harwig C, Li TS, Yang W, Bogucki D, Zhu Y, Langille J, Veale D, Ba T, Bey M, Baird I, Kaller A, Krumpak M, Leitch D, Satori M, Vocadlo K, Guay D, Nan S, Yee H, Crawford J, Chen G, Wilson T, Carpenter B, Gauthier D, Macfarland R, Mosi R, Bodart V, Wong R, Fricker S, Schols D. Design of substituted imidazolidinylpiperidinylbenzoic acids as chemokine receptor 5 antagonists: potent inhibitors of R5 HIV-1 replication. J Med Chem 2013; 56:8049-65. [PMID: 24090135 DOI: 10.1021/jm401101p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The redesign of the previously reported thiophene-3-yl-methyl urea series, as a result of potential cardiotoxicity, was successfully accomplished, resulting in the identification of a novel potent series of CCR5 antagonists containing the imidazolidinylpiperidinyl scaffold. The main redesign criteria were to reduce the number of rotatable bonds and to maintain an acceptable lipophilicity to mitigate hERG inhibition. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) that was developed was used to identify compounds with the best pharmacological profile to inhibit HIV-1. As a result, five advanced compounds, 6d, 6e, 6i, 6h, and 6k, were further evaluated for receptor selectivity, antiviral activity against CCR5 using (R5) HIV-1 clinical isolates, and in vitro and in vivo safety. On the basis of these results, 6d and 6h were selected for further development.
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- Renato Skerlj
- LGCR Unit, Sanofi , 153 Second Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, United States
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Use of G-protein-coupled and -uncoupled CCR5 receptors by CCR5 inhibitor-resistant and -sensitive human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variants. J Virol 2013; 87:6569-81. [PMID: 23468486 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00099-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Small-molecule CCR5 inhibitors such as vicriviroc (VVC) and maraviroc (MVC) are allosteric modulators that impair HIV-1 entry by stabilizing a CCR5 conformation that the virus recognizes inefficiently. Viruses resistant to these compounds are able to bind the inhibitor-CCR5 complex while also interacting with the free coreceptor. CCR5 also interacts intracellularly with G proteins, as part of its signal transduction functions, and this process alters its conformation. Here we investigated whether the action of VVC against inhibitor-sensitive and -resistant viruses is affected by whether or not CCR5 is coupled to G proteins such as Gαi. Treating CD4(+) T cells with pertussis toxin to uncouple the Gαi subunit from CCR5 increased the potency of VVC against the sensitive viruses and revealed that VVC-resistant viruses use the inhibitor-bound form of Gαi-coupled CCR5 more efficiently than they use uncoupled CCR5. Supportive evidence was obtained by expressing a signaling-deficient CCR5 mutant with an impaired ability to bind to G proteins, as well as two constitutively active mutants that activate G proteins in the absence of external stimuli. The implication of these various studies is that the association of intracellular domains of CCR5 with the signaling machinery affects the conformation of the external and transmembrane domains and how they interact with small-molecule inhibitors of HIV-1 entry.
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Menéndez-Arias L. Molecular basis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 drug resistance: overview and recent developments. Antiviral Res 2013; 98:93-120. [PMID: 23403210 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Revised: 01/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The introduction of potent combination therapies in the mid-90s had a tremendous effect on AIDS mortality. However, drug resistance has been a major factor contributing to antiretroviral therapy failure. Currently, there are 26 drugs approved for treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, although some of them are no longer prescribed. Most of the available antiretroviral drugs target HIV genome replication (i.e. reverse transcriptase inhibitors) and viral maturation (i.e. viral protease inhibitors). Other drugs in clinical use include a viral coreceptor antagonist (maraviroc), a fusion inhibitor (enfuvirtide) and two viral integrase inhibitors (raltegravir and elvitegravir). Elvitegravir and the nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor rilpivirine have been the most recent additions to the antiretroviral drug armamentarium. An overview of the molecular mechanisms involved in antiretroviral drug resistance and the role of drug resistance-associated mutations was previously presented (Menéndez-Arias, L., 2010. Molecular basis of human immunodeficiency virus drug resistance: an update. Antiviral Res. 85, 210-231). This article provides now an updated review that covers currently approved drugs, new experimental agents (e.g. neutralizing antibodies) and selected drugs in preclinical or early clinical development (e.g. experimental integrase inhibitors). Special attention is dedicated to recent research on resistance to reverse transcriptase and integrase inhibitors. In addition, recently discovered interactions between HIV and host proteins and novel strategies to block HIV assembly or viral entry emerge as promising alternatives for the development of effective antiretroviral treatments.
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- Luis Menéndez-Arias
- Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa"-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas & Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Peterson CW, Younan P, Jerome KR, Kiem HP. Combinatorial anti-HIV gene therapy: using a multipronged approach to reach beyond HAART. Gene Ther 2013; 20:695-702. [PMID: 23364313 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2012.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2012] [Revised: 11/19/2012] [Accepted: 11/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The 'Berlin Patient', who maintains suppressed levels of HIV viremia in the absence of antiretroviral therapy, continues to be a standard bearer in HIV eradication research. However, the unique circumstances surrounding his functional cure are not applicable to most HIV(+) patients. To achieve a functional or sterilizing cure in a greater number of infected individuals worldwide, combinatorial treatments, targeting multiple stages of the viral life cycle, will be essential. Several anti-HIV gene therapy approaches have been explored recently, including disruption of the C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) and CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) coreceptor loci in CD4(+) T cells and CD34(+) hematopoietic stem cells. However, less is known about the efficacy of these strategies in patients and more relevant HIV model systems such as non-human primates (NHPs). Combinatorial approaches, including genetic disruption of integrated provirus, functional enhancement of endogenous restriction factors and/or the use of pharmacological adjuvants, could amplify the anti-HIV effects of CCR5/CXCR4 gene disruption. Importantly, delivering gene disruption molecules to genetic sites of interest will likely require optimization on a cell type-by-cell type basis. In this review, we highlight the most promising gene therapy approaches to combat HIV infection, methods to deliver these therapies to hematopoietic cells and emphasize the need to target viral replication pre- and post-entry to mount a suitably robust defense against spreading infection.
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- C W Peterson
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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Transmembrane protein aptamers that inhibit CCR5 expression and HIV coreceptor function. J Virol 2012; 86:10281-92. [PMID: 22811524 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00910-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have exploited the ability of transmembrane domains to engage in highly specific protein-protein interactions to construct a new class of small proteins that inhibit HIV infection. By screening a library encoding hundreds of thousands of artificial transmembrane proteins with randomized transmembrane domains (termed "traptamers," for transmembrane aptamers), we isolated six 44- or 45-amino-acid proteins with completely different transmembrane sequences that inhibited cell surface and total expression of the HIV coreceptor CCR5. The traptamers inhibited transduction of human T cells by HIV reporter viruses pseudotyped with R5-tropic gp120 envelope proteins but had minimal effects on reporter viruses with X4-tropic gp120. Optimization of two traptamers significantly increased their activity and resulted in greater than 95% inhibition of R5-tropic reporter virus transduction without inhibiting expression of CD4, the primary HIV receptor, or CXCR4, another HIV coreceptor. In addition, traptamers inhibited transduction mediated by a mutant R5-tropic gp120 protein resistant to maraviroc, a small-molecule CCR5 inhibitor, and they dramatically inhibited replication of an R5-tropic laboratory strain of HIV in a multicycle infection assay. Genetic experiments suggested that the active traptamers specifically interacted with the transmembrane domains of CCR5 and that some of the traptamers interacted with different portions of CCR5. Thus, we have constructed multiple proteins not found in nature that interfere with CCR5 expression and inhibit HIV infection. These proteins may be valuable tools to probe the organization of the transmembrane domains of CCR5 and their relationship to its biological activities, and they may serve as starting points to develop new strategies to inhibit HIV infection.
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Berro R, Klasse PJ, Jakobsen MR, Gorry PR, Moore JP, Sanders RW. V3 determinants of HIV-1 escape from the CCR5 inhibitors Maraviroc and Vicriviroc. Virology 2012; 427:158-65. [PMID: 22424737 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 02/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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HIV-1 develops resistance to CCR5 antagonists such as Maraviroc (MVC) and Vicriviroc (VVC) both in vitro and in vivo, with most changes arising in the gp120 V3 region. Both compounds bind to the same hydrophobic cavity in CCR5 in subtly different ways. Here, we investigated which V3 sequence changes are most associated with MVC and VVC resistance and how they affect the interaction between gp120 and the CCR5 NT. We found that VVC- and MVC-selected amino acid changes map to different V3 locations and involve residues that interact with the CCR5 NT in different ways. Changes in VVC-selected, but not MVC-selected, variants often involve charged residues. Although the overall V3 charge tends not to change, the introduction or removal of charged residues at specific positions affects the local electrostatic potential and could have structural and functional implications. In summary, VVC and MVC trigger the evolution of distinct HIV-1 resistance patterns in V3.
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- Reem Berro
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Skerlj R, Bridger G, Zhou Y, Bourque E, McEachern E, Danthi S, Langille J, Harwig C, Veale D, Carpenter B, Ba T, Bey M, Baird I, Wilson T, Metz M, MacFarland R, Mosi R, Bodart V, Wong R, Fricker S, Huskens D, Schols D. Mitigating hERG Inhibition: Design of Orally Bioavailable CCR5 Antagonists as Potent Inhibitors of R5 HIV-1 Replication. ACS Med Chem Lett 2012; 3:216-21. [PMID: 24900457 DOI: 10.1021/ml2002604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Accepted: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A series of CCR5 antagonists representing the thiophene-3-yl-methyl ureas were designed that met the pharmacological criteria for HIV-1 inhibition and mitigated a human ether-a-go-go related gene (hERG) inhibition liability. Reducing lipophilicity was the main design criteria used to identify compounds that did not inhibit the hERG channel, but subtle structural modifications were also important. Interestingly, within this series, compounds with low hERG inhibition prolonged the action potential duration (APD) in dog Purkinje fibers, suggesting a mixed effect on cardiac ion channels.
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- Renato Skerlj
- Genzyme Corporation, 153 Second Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, United States
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Genzyme Corporation, 153 Second Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, United States
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Genzyme Corporation, 153 Second Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, United States
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Genzyme Corporation, 153 Second Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, United States
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Anormed Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 1N5 Canada
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- Genzyme Corporation, 153 Second Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, United States
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universitett Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat
10, B-3000, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universitett Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat
10, B-3000, Belgium
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Crawford JB, Chen G, Carpenter B, Wilson T, Ji J, Skerlj RT, Bridger GJ. Practical Convergent Laboratory-Scale Synthesis of a CCR5 Receptor Antagonist. Org Process Res Dev 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/op200259t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jason B. Crawford
- AnorMED, Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, Canada V2Y 1N5
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- AnorMED, Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, Canada V2Y 1N5
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- AnorMED, Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, Canada V2Y 1N5
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- AnorMED, Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, Canada V2Y 1N5
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- AnorMED, Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, Canada V2Y 1N5
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- AnorMED, Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, Canada V2Y 1N5
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- AnorMED, Inc., 200-20353 64th Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, Canada V2Y 1N5
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Galectin-1-specific inhibitors as a new class of compounds to treat HIV-1 infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011; 56:154-62. [PMID: 22064534 DOI: 10.1128/aac.05595-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Despite significant improvements, antiretroviral therapies against HIV-1 are plagued by a high frequency of therapeutic failures that have been associated with acquisition of drug resistance. We recently reported that HIV-1 exploits a host glycan binding protein, galectin-1, to increase its attachment to host cells, thereby increasing its overall infectivity in susceptible cells. This finding suggests that host molecules such as galectin-1 could reduce the expected efficiency of HIV-1 drugs targeting early steps of the replicative cycle, such as attachment and entry processes. Thus, new classes of drugs that would interfere with galectin-1/HIV-1 interactions could benefit the current antiretroviral therapy. To further explore this possibility, experiments were conducted to discover leading compounds showing specific inhibition of galectin-1 activity in a cellular model of HIV-1 infection. Three lactoside compounds were found to modestly inhibit the interaction of galectin-1 with primary human CD4(+) T cells. Interestingly, these same inhibitors reduced the galectin-1-mediated increase in HIV-1 attachment to target cells in a much more efficient manner. More important, the tested lactoside derivatives also significantly decreased the galectin-1-dependent enhancement of HIV-1 infection. These observations deserve further attention when considering that the development of new drugs to prevent and treat HIV-1 infection remains a priority.
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Skerlj R, Bridger G, Zhou Y, Bourque E, McEachern E, Langille J, Harwig C, Veale D, Yang W, Li T, Zhu Y, Bey M, Baird I, Sartori M, Metz M, Mosi R, Nelson K, Bodart V, Wong R, Fricker S, Mac Farland R, Huskens D, Schols D. Design and synthesis of pyridin-2-ylmethylaminopiperidin-1-ylbutyl amide CCR5 antagonists that are potent inhibitors of M-tropic (R5) HIV-1 replication. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 21:6950-4. [PMID: 22033460 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.09.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2011] [Revised: 09/29/2011] [Accepted: 09/30/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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A series of CCR5 antagonists were optimized for potent inhibition of R5 HIV-1 replication in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Compounds that met acceptable ADME criteria, selectivity, human plasma protein binding, potency shift in the presence of α-glycoprotein were evaluated in rat and dog pharmacokinetics.
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- Renato Skerlj
- Genzyme Corp., 153 Second Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451, USA.
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Metz M, Bourque E, Labrecque J, Danthi SJ, Langille J, Harwig C, Yang W, Darkes MC, Lau G, Santucci Z, Bridger GJ, Schols D, Fricker SP, Skerlj RT. Prospective CCR5 small molecule antagonist compound design using a combined mutagenesis/modeling approach. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:16477-85. [PMID: 21942640 DOI: 10.1021/ja2043722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The viral resistance of marketed antiviral drugs including the emergence of new viral resistance of the only marketed CCR5 entry inhibitor, maraviroc, makes it necessary to develop new CCR5 allosteric inhibitors. A mutagenesis/modeling approach was used (a) to remove the potential hERG liability in an otherwise very promising series of compounds and (b) to design a new class of compounds with an unique mutant fingerprint profile depending on residues in the N-terminus and the extracellular loop 2. On the basis of residues, which were identified by mutagenesis as key interaction sites, binding modes of compounds were derived and utilized for compound design in a prospective manner. The compounds were then synthesized, and in vitro evaluation not only showed that they had good antiviral potency but also fulfilled the requirement of low hERG inhibition, a criterion necessary because a potential approved drug would be administered chronically. This work utilized an interdisciplinary approach including medicinal chemistry, molecular biology, and computational chemistry merging the structural requirements for potency with the requirements of an acceptable in vitro profile for allosteric CCR5 inhibitors. The obtained mutant fingerprint profiles of CCR5 inhibitors were used to translate the CCR5 allosteric binding site into a general pharmacophore, which can be used for discovering new inhibitors.
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- Markus Metz
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Genzyme Corporation, 153 Second Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, USA
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Garcia-Perez J, Rueda P, Alcami J, Rognan D, Arenzana-Seisdedos F, Lagane B, Kellenberger E. Allosteric model of maraviroc binding to CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5). J Biol Chem 2011; 286:33409-21. [PMID: 21775441 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.279596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Maraviroc is a nonpeptidic small molecule human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) entry inhibitor that has just entered the therapeutic arsenal for the treatment of patients. We recently demonstrated that maraviroc binding to the HIV-1 coreceptor, CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5), prevents it from binding the chemokine CCL3 and the viral envelope glycoprotein gp120 by an allosteric mechanism. However, incomplete knowledge of ligand-binding sites and the lack of CCR5 crystal structures have hampered an in-depth molecular understanding of how the inhibitor works. Here, we addressed these issues by combining site-directed mutagenesis (SDM) with homology modeling and docking. Six crystal structures of G-protein-coupled receptors were compared for their suitability for CCR5 modeling. All CCR5 models had equally good geometry, but that built from the recently reported dimeric structure of the other HIV-1 coreceptor CXCR4 bound to the peptide CVX15 (Protein Data Bank code 3OE0) best agreed with the SDM data and discriminated CCR5 from non-CCR5 binders in a virtual screening approach. SDM and automated docking predicted that maraviroc inserts deeply in CCR5 transmembrane cavity where it can occupy three different binding sites, whereas CCL3 and gp120 lie on distinct yet overlapped regions of the CCR5 extracellular loop 2. Data suggesting that the transmembrane cavity remains accessible for maraviroc in CCL3-bound and gp120-bound CCR5 help explain our previous observation that the inhibitor enhances dissociation of preformed ligand-CCR5 complexes. Finally, we identified residues in the predicted CCR5 dimer interface that are mandatory for gp120 binding, suggesting that receptor dimerization might represent a target for new CCR5 entry inhibitors.
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