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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
Dengue virus (DENV), an emerging pathogen from the Flaviviridae family with neither vaccine nor antiviral treatment available, causes a serious worldwide public health threat. In theory, there are several ways by which small molecules could inhibit the replication cycle of DENV. Here, we show that the nucleoside analogue beta-d-2'-ethynyl-7-deaza-adenosine inhibits representative strains of all four serotypes of DENV with an EC(50) around or below 1microM. Using membrane-associated native replicase complex as well as recombinant RNA polymerase from each DENV serotype in enzymatic assays, we provide evidence that beta-d-2'-ethynyl-7-deaza-adenosine triphosphate (2'E-7D-ATP) targets viral replication at the polymerase active site by competing with the natural nucleotide substrate with an apparent K(i) of 0.060+/-0.016microM. In single-nucleotide incorporation experiments, the catalytic efficiency of 2'E-7D-ATP is 10-fold lower than for natural ATP, and the incorporated nucleotide analogue causes immediate chain termination. A combination of bioinformatics and site-directed mutagenesis demonstrates that 2'E-7D-ATP is equipotent across all serotypes because the nucleotide binding site residues are conserved in dengue virus. Overall, beta-d-2'-ethynyl-7-deaza-adenosine provides a promising scaffold for the development of inhibitors of dengue virus polymerase.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1872-9096
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Biochemical characterization of the inhibition of the dengue virus RNA polymerase by beta-d-2'-ethynyl-7-deaza-adenosine triphosphate.
pubmed:affiliation
Roche Palo Alto LLC, 3431 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't