Modular α-helical mimetics with antiviral activity against respiratory syncitial virus

NE Shepherd, HN Hoang, VS Desai… - Journal of the …, 2006 - ACS Publications
NE Shepherd, HN Hoang, VS Desai, E Letouze, PR Young, DP Fairlie
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006ACS Publications
A 13-residue peptide sequence from a respiratory syncitial virus fusion protein was
constrained in an α-helical conformation by fusing two back-to-back cyclic α-turn mimetics.
The resulting peptide, Ac−(3→ 7; 8→ 12)-bicyclo-FP [KDEFD][KSIRD] V-NH2, was highly α-
helical in water by CD and NMR spectroscopy, correctly positioning crucial binding residues
(F488, I491, V493) on one face of the helix and side chain− side chain linkers on a
noninteracting face of the helix. This compound displayed potent activity in both a …
A 13-residue peptide sequence from a respiratory syncitial virus fusion protein was constrained in an α-helical conformation by fusing two back-to-back cyclic α-turn mimetics. The resulting peptide, Ac−(3→7; 8→12)-bicyclo-FP[KDEFD][KSIRD]V-NH2, was highly α-helical in water by CD and NMR spectroscopy, correctly positioning crucial binding residues (F488, I491, V493) on one face of the helix and side chain−side chain linkers on a noninteracting face of the helix. This compound displayed potent activity in both a recombinant fusion assay and an RSV antiviral assay (IC50 = 36 nM) and demonstrates for the first time that back-to-back modular α-helix mimetics can produce functional antagonists of important protein−protein interactions.
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