2q5u
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Crystal structure of IQN17
OverviewOverview
The HIV-1 gp41 protein promotes viral entry by mediating the fusion of, viral and cellular membranes. A prominent pocket on the surface of a, central trimeric coiled coil within gp41 was previously identified as a, potential target for drugs that inhibit HIV-1 entry. We designed a, peptide, IQN17, which properly presents this pocket. Utilizing IQN17 and, mirror-image phage display, we identified cyclic, D-peptide inhibitors of, HIV-1 infection that share a sequence motif. A 1.5 A cocrystal structure, of IQN17 in complex with a D-peptide, and NMR studies, show that conserved, residues of these inhibitors make intimate contact with the gp41 pocket., Our studies validate the pocket per se as a target for drug development., IQN17 and these D-peptide inhibitors are likely to be useful for, development and identification of a new class of orally bioavailable, anti-HIV drugs.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
2Q5U is a Single protein structure of sequence from [1] with CL and ACE as ligands. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Inhibiting HIV-1 entry: discovery of D-peptide inhibitors that target the gp41 coiled-coil pocket., Eckert DM, Malashkevich VN, Hong LH, Carr PA, Kim PS, Cell. 1999 Oct 1;99(1):103-15. PMID:10520998
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