Synthesis and evaluation of pseudopeptide analogues of a specific CXCR4 inhibitor, T140: The insertion of an (E)-alkene dipeptide isostere into the βII′-turn moiety
作者:Hirokazu Tamamura、Kenichi Hiramatsu、Kazuhide Miyamoto、Akane Omagari、Shinya Oishi、Hideki Nakashima、Naoki Yamamoto、Yoshihiro Kuroda、Terumichi Nakagawa、Akira Otaka、Nobutaka Fujii
DOI:10.1016/s0960-894x(02)00041-0
日期:2002.3
A 14-residue peptide, T140, strongly inhibits the T-cell line-tropic HIV-1 (X4-HIV-1) infection, since this peptide functions as a specific antagonist against a chemokine receptor, CXCR4. T140 takes an antiparallel beta-sheet structure with a type II' P-turn. In the present paper, we have designed and synthesized several T140 analogues in which an (E)-alkene dipeptide isostere was inserted into the type II' beta-turn moiety, as a bridging study to develop nonpeptidic CXCR4 inhibitors. It has been proven that the turn region of T140 can be replaced by the above surrogate with the maintenance of strong anti-HIV activity. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.