Structural Insights into the Mechanisms of Action of Short-Peptide HIV-1 Fusion Inhibitors Targeting the Gp41 Pocket

Structural Insights into the Mechanisms of Action of Short-Peptide HIV-1 Fusion Inhibitors Targeting the Gp41 Pocket

The deep hydrophobic pocket of HIV-1 gp41 has been considered a drug target, but short-peptides targeting this site usually lack potent antiviral activity. By applying the M-T hook structure, we previously generated highly potent short-peptide fusion inhibitors that specifically targeted the pocket...

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Main Authors: Xiujuan Zhang, Yuanmei Zhu, Hao Hu, Senyan Zhang, Pengfei Wang, Huihui Chong, Jinsheng He, Xinquan Wang, Yuxian He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
HIV-1
fusion inhibitor
six-helix bundle
crystal structure
resistance
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00051/full

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