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Structure of the Antiviral Assembly Inhibitor CAP-1 Complex with the HIV-1 CA Protein
- Source :
- Journal of Molecular Biology. 373:355-366
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2007.
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Abstract
- antiviral assembly inhibitor N-(3-chloro-4-methylphenyl)-N′-{2-[({5[(dimethylamino)-methyl]-2-furyl}-methyl)-sulfanyl]ethyl}-urea) (CAP-1) using a combination of NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The protein undergoes a remarkable conformational change upon CAP-1 binding, in which Phe32 is displaced from its buried position in the protein core to open a deep hydrophobic cavity that serves as the ligand binding site. The aromatic ring of CAP-1 inserts into the cavity, with the urea NH groups forming hydrogen bonds with the backbone oxygen of Val59 and the dimethylamonium group interacting with the side-chains of Glu28 and Glu29. Elements that could be exploited to improve binding affinity are apparent in the structure. The displacement of Phe32 by CAP-1 appears to be facilitated by a strained main-chain conformation, which suggests a potential role for a Phe32 conformational switch during normal capsid assembly.
- Subjects :
- Conformational change
Hydrogen bond
Chemistry
Viral protein
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Ring (chemistry)
medicine.disease_cause
Crystallography
chemistry.chemical_compound
Capsid
Structural Biology
Urea
medicine
Molecular Biology
Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00222836
- Volume :
- 373
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Molecular Biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........6ef8d82cf4f4ac9dc3529441ae058022