Compositions and methods for the identification of inhibitors of retroviral infection
申请人:Trana Discovery, Inc.
公开号:US09249473B2
公开(公告)日:2016-02-02
Methods of identifying inhibitors of retroviral propagation, tRNA used in the methods, and kits, including the tRNA, which can be used in the methods, are disclosed. Methods of treating or preventing retroviral infections by administering an effective amount of the inhibitors, and pharmaceutical compositions including the inhibitors, are also disclosed. The methods involve forming a mixture comprising a linear sequence of a tRNA anticodon stem loop fragment that is not capable of forming a stem-loop, a target nucleic acid molecule capable of binding to the tRNA anticodon stem loop fragment, and a test compound. The mixture is incubated under conditions that allow binding of the tRNA anticodon stem loop fragment and the target nucleic acid molecule in the absence of the test compound. Assays can then be performed that detect whether or not the test compound inhibits the binding of the tRNA anticodon stem loop fragment and the target nucleic acid molecule.
公开了用于识别逆转录病毒传播抑制剂的方法、用于这些方法的tRNA,以及包括可以在这些方法中使用的tRNA的试剂盒。还公开了通过给予有效量的抑制剂来治疗或预防逆转录病毒感染的方法,以及包括这些抑制剂的药物组合物。这些方法涉及形成一个混合物,其中包括一个不具备形成茎环的tRNA反密码子茎环片段的线性序列,一个能够结合到tRNA反密码子茎环片段的靶核酸分子,以及一个测试化合物。在没有测试化合物的情况下,将混合物在允许tRNA反密码子茎环片段和靶核酸分子结合的条件下孵育。然后可以进行检测,以确定测试化合物是否抑制了tRNA反密码子茎环片段和靶核酸分子的结合。