Biological and Structural Analyses of New Potent Allosteric Inhibitors of HIV-1 Integrase
HIV-1 integrase-LEDGF allosteric inhibitors (INLAIs) share the binding site on the viral protein with the host factor LEDGF/p75. These small molecules act as molecular glues promoting hyper-multimerization of HIV-1 IN protein to severely perturb maturation of viral particles.
Damien Bonnard +15 more
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Exploring Zinc C295 as a Dual HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitor: From Strand Transfer to 3′-Processing Suppression [PDF]
Background: The global AIDS pandemic highlights the urgent need for novel antiretroviral therapies (ART). In our previous work, Zinc C295 was identified as a potent HIV-1 integrase strand transfer (ST) inhibitor. This study explores its potential to also
Sharif Karim Sayyed +8 more
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Multimode, Cooperative Mechanism of Action of Allosteric HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitors [PDF]
The multifunctional HIV-1 enzyme integrase interacts with viral DNA and its key cellular cofactor LEDGF to effectively integrate the reverse transcript into a host cell chromosome. These interactions are crucial for HIV-1 replication and present attractive targets for antiviral therapy.
Jacques J. Kessl +11 more
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Allosteric HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitors Lead to Premature Degradation of the Viral RNA Genome and Integrase in Target Cells [PDF]
ABSTRACT Recent evidence indicates that inhibition of HIV-1 integrase (IN) binding to the viral RNA genome by allosteric integrase inhibitors (ALLINIs) or through mutations within IN yields aberrant particles in which the viral ribonucleoprotein complexes (vRNPs) are eccentrically localized outside the capsid lattice.
Michaela K. Madison +8 more
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The HIV-1 integrase-LEDGF allosteric inhibitor MUT-A: resistance profile, impairment of virus maturation and infectivity but without influence on RNA packaging or virus immunoreactivity [PDF]
Background HIV-1 Integrase (IN) interacts with the cellular co-factor LEDGF/p75 and tethers the HIV preintegration complex to the host genome enabling integration.
Céline Amadori +23 more
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HIV-1 Integrase Catalytic Core Domain Complexed with Allosteric Inhibitor (2S)-[1-(1-benzyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-yl)isoquinolin-4-yl](tert-butoxy)acetic acid [PDF]
Allosteric HIV-1 integrase inhibitors (ALLINIs) are a new class of potential antiretroviral therapies with a unique mechanism of action and drug resistance profile. To further extend this class of inhibitors via a scaffold hopping approach, we have synthesized a series of analogues possessing an isoquinoline ring system. Lead compound 6l binds in the v-
Tyler A. Wilson +2 more
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The allosteric HIV-1 integrase inhibitor BI-D affects virion maturation but does not influence packaging of a functional RNA genome. [PDF]
The viral integrase (IN) is an essential protein for HIV-1 replication. IN inserts the viral dsDNA into the host chromosome, thereby aided by the cellular co-factor LEDGF/p75.
Nikki van Bel +6 more
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Indole-based allosteric inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase [PDF]
Employing a scaffold hopping approach, a series of allosteric HIV-1 integrase (IN) inhibitors (ALLINIs) have been synthesized based on an indole scaffold. These compounds incorporate the key elements utilized in quinoline-based ALLINIs for binding to the IN dimer interface at the principal LEDGF/p75 binding pocket.
Pratiq A. Patel +12 more
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HIV-1 integrase (IN) is targeted by two classes of antivirals: integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs), which bind to the active site within the catalytic core domain (CCD), and allosteric integrase inhibitors (ALLINIs), which bind at the CCD dimer interface. ALLINIs were initially designed to disrupt interactions with the cellular cofactor LEDGF/
Saira Montermoso +7 more
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Allosteric HIV Integrase Inhibitors Promote Formation of Inactive Branched Polymers via Homomeric Carboxy-Terminal Domain Interactions [PDF]
The major effect of allosteric HIV integrase (IN) inhibitors (ALLINIs) is observed during virion maturation, where ALLINI treatment interrupts IN-RNA interactions via drug-induced IN aggregation, leading to the formation of aberrant virions. To understand the structural changes that accompany drug-induced aggregation, we determined the soft matter ...
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