A Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Nipah Virus Envelope Protein-Mediated Membrane Fusion
                                
                                    
                                        作者:Sabine Niedermeier、Katrin Singethan、Sebastian G. Rohrer、Magnus Matz、Markus Kossner、Sandra Diederich、Andrea Maisner、Jens Schmitz、Georg Hiltensperger、Knut Baumann、Ulrike Holzgrabe、Jürgen Schneider-Schaulies                                    
                                    
                                        DOI:10.1021/jm900411s
                                    
                                    
                                        日期:2009.7.23
                                    
                                    Nipah virus (NiV), a highly pathogenic paramyxovirus. causes respiratory disease in pigs and severe febrile encephalitis in humans with high mortality rates. On the basis of the structural similarity of viral fusion (F) proteins within the family Paramyxoviridae, we designed and tested 18 quinolone derivatives in a NiV and measles virus (MV) envelope protein-based fusion assay beside evaluation of cytotoxicity. We found five compounds successfully inhibiting NiV envelope protein-induced cell fusion. The most active molecules (19 and 20), which also inhibit the syncytium formation induced by infectious NiV and show a low cytotoxicity in Vero cells, represent a promising lead quinolone-type compound structure. Molecular modeling indicated that compound 19 fits well into a particular protein cavity present on the NiV F protein that is important for the fusion process.