Probing of CD4 binding pocket of HIV-1 gp120 glycoprotein using unnatural phenylalanine analogues
作者:Xiaobo Yu、Poulami Talukder、Chandrabali Bhattacharya、Nour Eddine Fahmi、Jamie A. Lines、Larisa M. Dedkova、Joshua LaBaer、Sidney M. Hecht、Shengxi Chen
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.10.058
日期:2014.12
CD4-gp120 interaction is the first step for HIV-1 entry into host cells. A highly conserved pocket in gp120 protein is an attractive target for developing gp120 inhibitors or novel HIV detection tools. Here we incorporate seven phenylalanine derivatives having different sizes and steric conformations into position 43 of domain 1 of CD4 (mD1.2) to explore the architecture of the 'Phe43 cavity' of HIV-1 gp120. The results show that the conserved hydrophobic pocket in gp120 tolerates a hydrophobic side chain of residue 43 of CD protein, which is 12.2 angstrom in length and 8.0 angstrom in width. This result provides useful information for developing novel gp120 inhibitors or new HIV detection tools. Published by Elsevier Ltd.