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Grifonin-1: a small HIV-1 entry inhibitor derived from the algal lectin, Griffithsin.
العنوان: | Grifonin-1: a small HIV-1 entry inhibitor derived from the algal lectin, Griffithsin. |
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المؤلفون: | Ewa D Micewicz, Amy L Cole, Chun-Ling Jung, Hai Luong, Martin L Phillips, Pratikhya Pratikhya, Shantanu Sharma, Alan J Waring, Alexander M Cole, Piotr Ruchala |
المصدر: | PLoS ONE, Vol 5, Iss 12, p e14360 (2010) |
بيانات النشر: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010. |
سنة النشر: | 2010 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
الوصف: | Griffithsin, a 121-residue protein isolated from a red algal Griffithsia sp., binds high mannose N-linked glycans of virus surface glycoproteins with extremely high affinity, a property that allows it to prevent the entry of primary isolates and laboratory strains of T- and M-tropic HIV-1. We used the sequence of a portion of griffithsin's sequence as a design template to create smaller peptides with antiviral and carbohydrate-binding properties.The new peptides derived from a trio of homologous β-sheet repeats that comprise the motifs responsible for its biological activity. Our most active antiviral peptide, grifonin-1 (GRFN-1), had an EC50 of 190.8±11.0 nM in in vitro TZM-bl assays and an EC(50) of 546.6±66.1 nM in p24gag antigen release assays. GRFN-1 showed considerable structural plasticity, assuming different conformations in solvents that differed in polarity and hydrophobicity. Higher concentrations of GRFN-1 formed oligomers, based on intermolecular β-sheet interactions. Like its parent protein, GRFN-1 bound viral glycoproteins gp41 and gp120 via the N-linked glycans on their surface.Its substantial antiviral activity and low toxicity in vitro suggest that GRFN-1 and/or its derivatives may have therapeutic potential as topical and/or systemic agents directed against HIV-1. |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
Relation: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3002932?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0014360 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/f4f5df1fd73a42ecb0821696d892a5c3 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.f4f5df1fd73a42ecb0821696d892a5c3 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 19326203 |
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DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0014360 |