Inhibition of HIV-1 infection by synthetic peptides derived CCR5 fragments

Journal Article · Fri Feb 23 04:00:00 EST 2007 · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.12.084· OSTI ID:20979803

Imai, Masaki ^[1]; Baranyi, Lajos ^[2]; Okada, Noriko ^[2]; Okada, Hidechika ^[2]; nagoya-cu ac jp, E-mail: hiokada@med

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1. Department of Molecular Biology, Nagoya City University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8601 (Japan)
2. Choju Medical Institute, Fukushimura Hospital, Toyohashi (Japan)

HIV-1 infection requires interaction of viral envelope protein gp160 with CD4 and a chemokine receptor, CCR5 or CXCR4 as entry coreceptor. We designed HIV-inhibitory peptides targeted to CCR5 using a novel computer program (ANTIS), which searched all possible sense-antisense amino acid pairs between proteins. Seven AHBs were found in CCR5 receptor. All AHB peptides were synthesized and tested for their ability to prevent HIV-1 infection to human T cells. A peptide fragment (LC5) which is a part of the CCR5 receptor corresponding to the loop between the fifth and sixth transmembrane regions (amino acids 222-240) proved to inhibit HIV-1{sub IIIB} infection of MT-4 cells. Interaction of these antisense peptides could be involved in sustaining HIV-1 infectivity. LC5 effectively indicated dose-dependent manner, and the suppression was enhanced additively by T20 peptide, which inhibits infection in vitro by disrupting the gp41 conformational changes necessary for membrane fusion. Thus, these results indicate that CCR5-derived AHB peptides could provide a useful tool to define the mechanism(s) of HIV infection, and may provide insight which will contribute to the development of an anti-HIV-1 reagent.

• OSTI ID: 20979803
• Journal Information: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Journal Name: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 353; ISSN 0006-291X; ISSN BBRCA9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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