Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of indole derivatives as Vif inhibitors
作者:Chunlan Pu、Rong-Hua Luo、Mengqi Zhang、Xueyan Hou、Guoyi Yan、Jiang Luo、Yong-Tang Zheng、Rui Li
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.07.026
日期:2017.9
The crystal structure of viral infectivity factor (Vif) was reported recently, which makes it possible to design new inhibitors against Vif by structure-based drug design. Through analysis of the protein surface of Vif, the C2 pocket located in the N-terminal was found, which is suit for developing small molecular inhibitors. Then, in our article, fragment-based virtual screening (FBVS) was conducted and a series of fragments was obtained, among which, Zif-1 bearing indole scaffold and pyridine ring can form H-bonds with Tyr148 and Ilel 55. Subsequently, 19 derivatives of Zif-1 were synthesized. Through the immune fluorescence staining and Western blot assays, Zif-15 shows potent activity in inhibiting Vif-mediated A3G degradation. Further docking experiment shows that Zif-15 form H-bond interactions with residues His139, Tyr148 and Ilel 55. Therefore, Zif-15 is a promising lead compound against Vif that can be used to treat AIDS. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd.