- Fragment-Based Discovery of a Qualified Hit Targeting the Latency-Associated Nuclear Antigen of the Oncogenic Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus/Human Herpesvirus 8
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The latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) is required for latent replication and persistence of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus/human herpesvirus 8. It acts via replicating and tethering the virus episome to the host chromatin and exerts other functions. We conceived a new approach for the discovery of antiviral drugs to inhibit the interaction between LANA and the viral genome. We applied a biophysical screening cascade and identified the first LANA binders from small, structurally diverse compound libraries. Starting from a fragment-sized scaffold, we generated optimized hits via fragment growing using a dedicated fluorescence-polarization-based assay as the structure-activity-relationship driver. We improved compound potency to the double-digit micromolar range. Importantly, we qualified the resulting hit through orthogonal methods employing EMSA, STD-NMR, and MST methodologies. This optimized hit provides an ideal starting point for subsequent hit-to-lead campaigns providing evident target-binding, suitable ligand efficiencies, and favorable physicochemical properties.
- Kirsch, Philine,Jakob, Valentin,Oberhausen, Kevin,Stein, Saskia C.,Cucarro, Ivano,Schulz, Thomas F.,Empting, Martin
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supporting information
(2019/05/01)
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- Fragment-Based Discovery of a Qualified Hit Targeting the Latency-Associated Nuclear Antigen of the Oncogenic Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus/Human Herpesvirus 8
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The latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) is required for latent replication and persistence of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus/human herpesvirus 8. It acts via replicating and tethering the virus episome to the host chromatin and exerts other functions. We conceived a new approach for the discovery of antiviral drugs to inhibit the interaction between LANA and the viral genome. We applied a biophysical screening cascade and identified the first LANA binders from small, structurally diverse compound libraries. Starting from a fragment-sized scaffold, we generated optimized hits via fragment growing using a dedicated fluorescence-polarization-based assay as the structure-activity-relationship driver. We improved compound potency to the double-digit micromolar range. Importantly, we qualified the resulting hit through orthogonal methods employing EMSA, STD-NMR, and MST methodologies. This optimized hit provides an ideal starting point for subsequent hit-to-lead campaigns providing evident target-binding, suitable ligand efficiencies, and favorable physicochemical properties.
- Kirsch, Philine,Jakob, Valentin,Oberhausen, Kevin,Stein, Saskia C.,Cucarro, Ivano,Schulz, Thomas F.,Empting, Martin
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supporting information
p. 3924 - 3939
(2019/05/06)
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- Coordination polymers of various architectures built with mixed imidazole/benzimidazole and carboxylate donor ligands and different metal ions: Syntheses, structural features and magnetic properties
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Ten coordination polymers {[Cd(L1)2]}n (1), {[Cu(L1)2]}n (2), {[Cd2(L 1)2(HCOO)2(H2O)]}n (3), {[Cd2(L1/sub
- Aijaz, Arshad,Lama, Prem,Sanudo, E. Carolina,Mishra, Rupali,Bharadwaj, Parimal K.
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experimental part
p. 2502 - 2514
(2011/01/11)
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