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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
16
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) plays a central role in virus replication. NS5B has no functional equivalent in mammalian cells and, as a consequence, is an attractive target for inhibition. Herein, we present 1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-diones as a new series of selective inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase. The HTS hit 1 shows submicromolar potency in two different HCV replicons (1b and 2b) and displays no activity on other polymerases (HIV-RT, Polio-pol, GBV-b-pol). These inhibitors act during the pre-elongation phase by binding to NS5B non-nucleoside binding site Thumb Site II as demonstrated by crystal structure of compound 1 with the DeltaC55-1b and DeltaC21-2b enzymes and by mutagenesis studies. SAR in this new series reveals inhibitors, such as 20, with low micromolar activity in the HCV replicon and with good activity/toxicity window in cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1520-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5217-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Antiviral Agents, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Biological Availability, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Crystallography, X-Ray, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Drug Resistance, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Hepacivirus, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Hydrogen Bonding, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Isoquinolines, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Molecular Structure, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Replicon, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Viral Nonstructural Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19877603-Virus Replication
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification and biological evaluation of a series of 1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-diones as hepatitis C virus NS5B polymerase inhibitors.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto Di Ricerche Di Biologia Molecolare, P. Angeletti, S.p.A. (IRBM-MRL Rome), Via Pontina Km 30,600, I-00040 Pomezia, Italy. jesus_ontoria@merck.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article