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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Given the extent of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection as a worldwide health problem and the lack of effective treatment, the development of anti-HCV drugs is an important and pressing objective. Previous studies have indicated that proteolytic events mediated by the NS3 protease of HCV are fundamental to the generation of an active viral replication apparatus, as unequivocably demonstrated for flaviviruses. As a result, the NS3 protease has become a major target for discovering anti-HCV drugs. To gain further insight into the biochemical and biophysical properties of the NS3 enzyme binding pocket(s) and to generate biological tools for developing antiviral strategies, we decided to engineer macromolecular ligands of the NS3 protease domain. Phage-displayed repertoires of minibodies ("minimized" antibody-like proteins) and human pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor were sampled by using the recombinant NS3 protease domain as a ligate molecule. Two protease inhibitors were identified and characterized biochemically. These inhibitors show marked specificity for the viral protease and potency in the micromolar range but display different mechanisms of inhibition. The implications for prospective development of low-molecular-weight inhibitors of this enzyme are discussed.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-538X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7461-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-10
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