Design, RNA cleavage and antiviral activity of new artificial ribonucleases derived from mono-, di- and tripeptides connected by linkers of different hydrophobicity
作者:Nikolay Tamkovich、Lyudmila Koroleva、Mikhail Kovpak、Elena Goncharova、Vladimir Silnikov、Valentin Vlassov、Marina Zenkova
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2016.02.007
日期:2016.3
A novel series of metal-free artificial ribonucleases (aRNases) was designed, synthesized and assessed in terms of ribonuclease activity and ability to inactivate influenza virus WSN/A33/H1N1 in vitro. The compounds were built of two short peptide fragments, which include Lys, Ser, Arg, Glu and imidazole residues in various combinations, connected by linkers of different hydrophobicity (1,12-diaminododecane
根据核糖核酸酶活性和体外灭活流感病毒WSN / A33 / H1N1的能力,设计,合成和评估了一系列新型的无金属人工核糖核酸酶(aRNase)。这些化合物由两个短肽片段组成,包括不同组合的Lys,Ser,Arg,Glu和咪唑残基,并通过不同疏水性的接头(1,12-二氨基十二烷或4,9-dioxa-1,12-二氨基十二烷)连接)。这些化合物在生理条件下有效裂解不同的RNA底物,其速率比上述人工核糖核酸酶高三到五倍,并显示出类似RNase A的裂解特异性。具有疏水性1,12-二氨基十二烷接头的aRNase的核糖核酸酶活性比具有4,9-dioxa-1,12-二氨基十二烷接头的aRNase高3–40倍。假定的RNA裂解机制是天然核糖核酸酶的典型机制,即通过aRNase中存在的氨基酸的官能团形成酸/碱对形成一般的酸碱催化作用。裂解的pH曲线证实了这一机理。在生理条件下短暂的病毒悬浮培养后,研究中最活