Discovery of host-targeted covalent inhibitors of dengue virus.
Antiviral Res
; 139: 171-179, 2017 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28034743
ABSTRACT
We report here on an approach targeting the host reactive cysteinome to identify inhibitors of host factors required for the infectious cycle of Flaviviruses and other viruses. We used two parallel cellular phenotypic screens to identify a series of covalent inhibitors, exemplified by QL-XII-47, that are active against dengue virus. We show that the compounds effectively block viral protein expression and that this inhibition is associated with repression of downstream processes of the infectious cycle, and thus significantly contributes to the potent antiviral activity of these compounds. We demonstrate that QL-XII-47's antiviral activity requires selective, covalent modification of a host target by showing that the compound's antiviral activity is recapitulated when cells are preincubated with QL-XII-47 and then washed prior to viral infection and by showing that QL-XII-47R, a non-reactive analog, lacks antiviral activity at concentrations more than 20-fold higher than QL-XII-47's IC90. QL-XII-47's inhibition of Zika virus, West Nile virus, hepatitis C virus, and poliovirus further suggests that it acts via a target mediating inhibition of these other medically relevant viruses. These results demonstrate the utility of screens targeting the host reactive cysteinome for rapid identification of compounds with potent antiviral activity.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Antivirais
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Vírus da Dengue
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Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno
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Descoberta de Drogas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Antiviral Res
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos