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An insight on medicinal aspects of novel HIV-1 capsid protein inhibitors

  • Eur J Med Chem. 2021 May 5:217:113380. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113380.
Lin Sun 1 Xujie Zhang 1 Shujing Xu 1 Tianguang Huang 1 Shu Song 1 Srinivasulu Cherukupalli 1 Peng Zhan 2 Xinyong Liu 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
  • 2 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, PR China; China-Belgium Collaborative Research Center for Innovative Antiviral Drugs of Shandong, Province, 44 West Culture Road, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, PR China. Electronic address: zhanpeng1982@sdu.edu.cn.
  • 3 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 44 West Culture Road, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, PR China; China-Belgium Collaborative Research Center for Innovative Antiviral Drugs of Shandong, Province, 44 West Culture Road, 250012, Jinan, Shandong, PR China. Electronic address: xinyongl@sdu.edu.cn.
Abstract

A capsid is the protein shell of a virus, encircling its genetic material. The HIV capsid is erected from a single protein, known as capsid protein. The capsid of HIV-1 significantly involved in many processes of the virus life cycle, which makes it as a novel target for the new inhibitors. Recently many novel HIV-1 inhibitors binding to capsid proteins have been reported successfully. Most of these inhibitors can inhibit or accelerate the disassembly or assembly of the capsid, and some of them can inhibit reverse transcription. Unfortunately, none of them are currently approved by U.S. FDA. However, GS-6207, an inhibitor binds to the NTD-CTD interface with potent Antiviral activity and the long metabolic cycle, is expected to be the first approved drug targeting HIV-1 capsid. Herein, we provide a concise report focusing on the recent prospective of HIV-1 capsid inhibitors in medicinal chemistry in order to enlighten drug design.

Keywords

Capsid inhibitor; Drug design; GS-6207; HIV-1; NTD-CTD interface.

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