A novel small-molecule binds to the influenza A virus RNA promoter and inhibits viral replication.
Lee, M.K., Bottini, A., Kim, M., Bardaro, M.F., Zhang, Z., Pellecchia, M., Choi, B.S., Varani, G.(2014) Chem Commun (Camb) 50: 368-370
- PubMed: 24247110
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cc46973e
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2LWK - PubMed Abstract:
Through screening by NMR spectroscopy, we discovered a novel scaffold (DPQ: 6,7-dimethoxy-2-(1-piperazinyl)-4-quinazolinamine) that binds specifically to the influenza A virus RNA promoter. The solution structure of the RNA-DPQ complex reported here demonstrates that the internal loop is the binding site of DPQ. The scaffold exhibits antiviral activity against influenza viruses.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. varani@chem.washington.edu.