6tvu

Structure of native gp41 derived peptide fusion inhibitor

spinqualitylabelsall models 6tvu, resolution 1.25Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 6tvu is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Human immunodeficiency virus 1. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.25Å Ligands: ACT, NH2, OBF Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function Q5VGF0_9HIV1 Publication Abstract from PubMed With the emergence of novel viruses, the development of new antivirals is more urgent than ever. A key step in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is six-helix bundle formation within the envelope protein subunit gp41. Selective disruption of bundle formation by peptides has been shown to be effective; however, these drugs, exemplified by T20, are prone to rapid clearance from the patient. The incorporation of non-natural amino acids is known to improve these pharmacokinetic properties. Here, we evaluate a peptide inhibitor in which a critical Ile residue is replaced by fluorinated analogues. We characterized the influence of the fluorinated analogues on the biophysical properties of the peptide. Furthermore, we show that the fluorinated peptides can block HIV-1 infection of target cells at nanomolar levels. These findings demonstrate that fluorinated amino acids are appropriate tools for the development of novel peptide therapeutics. Systematic Evaluation of Fluorination as Modification for Peptide-Based Fusion Inhibitors against HIV-1 Infection.,Huhmann S, Nyakatura EK, Rohrhofer A, Moschner J, Schmidt B, Eichler J, Roth C, Koksch B Chembiochem. 2021 Dec 10;22(24):3443-3451. doi: 10.1002/cbic.202100417. Epub 2021 , Oct 22. PMID:34605595 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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