权益分类	功能权益	普通用户	{{item.name}}会员
{{category.name}}	{{benefitItem.name}}

Project 4: Nuclease Inhibitors for Viruses of Pandemic Concern

项目 4：针对流行病病毒的核酸酶抑制剂

基本信息

批准号：
10522813
负责人：
Hideki Aihara
金额：
$ 304.02万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2022
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2022-05-16 至 2025-04-30
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10522813
关键词：
2019-nCoV 5&apos -exoribonuclease Address Animal Model Antiviral Agents Antiviral Response Arenavirus Binding Biochemical Biological Assay Bolivian Hemorrhagic Fever Virus COVID-19 screening Cell Culture Techniques Cell model Cells Chemicals Chemistry Collaborations Complement Complex Computer Models Cryoelectron Microscopy DNA Dose Effectiveness Ensure Enzymes Exoribonucleases FDA approved Fluorescence Generations Genome Goals In Vitro Infection Interferons Ions Junin virus Kinetics Knockout Mice Lassa virus Metals Midwestern United States Molecular Mutagenesis Nonstructural Protein Nucleoproteins Pathogenicity Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pharmaceutical Preparations Pharmacodynamics Play Property RNA RNA chemical synthesis RNA replication RNA-Directed RNA Polymerase Replicon Resistance Resolution Ribavirin Role SARS-CoV-2 infection STAT1 gene Structure Structure-Activity Relationship Technology Testing Transgenic Mice Vaccines Validation Viral Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Viral Pathogenesis Virus Virus Diseases Virus Inhibitors Virus Replication Work X-Ray Crystallography animal facility aptamer base design drug candidate effective therapy efficacy evaluation efficacy testing gain of function high throughput screening improved inhibitor laboratory facility molecular dynamics mouse model new therapeutic target novel nuclease nucleoside analog pandemic disease pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics preference remdesivir resistance mutation response structural biology synergism viral RNA virtual screening

项目摘要

Project 4 – Nuclease Inhibitors for Viruses of Pandemic Concern Abstract SARS-CoV-2 (SARS2) and highly pathogenic arenaviruses including Lassa virus (LASV), Junin virus, and Machupo virus share a structurally and functionally related 3'-to-5' exoribonuclease (ExoN) domain, which plays essential roles in proofreading during RNA syntheses by the error-prone viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and suppressing host antiviral responses. Project 4 is pursuing chemical inhibition of ExoN from these viruses of pandemic concern, with the goal of blocking viral replication by lethal mutagenesis as well as mitigating viral pathogenesis by reactivating host’s interferon responses. Our team has contributed extensively to the structural and functional understanding of these viral ExoN enzymes, including the elucidation of their first atomic structures and characterization of catalytic mechanisms. We have also developed robust fluorescence-based assays to quantitatively analyze the ExoN catalytic activities, including a novel assay featuring fluorogenic RNA aptamer substrates that enables a gain-of-function readout in ultra-high-throughput screening (uHTS). Furthermore, we have used DNA-encoded chemistry technology (DEC-Tec) to obtain selective binders to SARS2 ExoN and LASV nucleoprotein (NP) containing the ExoN domain. Building on these prior and preliminary studies, we will continue to work closely with Core B and use 3 complementary approaches (uHTS, DEC-Tec, and Virtual screening) to identify first-in-class viral ExoN inhibitors. We will then leverage the deep expertise of Core C and Core D in medicinal chemistry and structural biology, respectively, to enhance the potency, selectivity, and pharmacodynamic/kinetic properties of hit compounds for detailed antiviral studies in cell and animal models by Core E. These studies will deliver antiviral drug candidates with a distinct mechanism of action to complement those developed against established antiviral targets including RdRp, helping to address the critical need for novel antiviral drugs against both SARS2 and the highly pathogenic arenaviruses that cause fatal hemorrhagic fever infections.

项目 4 – 针对流行病病毒的核酸酶抑制剂抽象的 SARS-CoV-2 (SARS2) 和高致病性沙粒病毒，包括拉沙病毒 (LASV)、胡宁病毒和 Machupo 病毒共享一个结构和功能相关的 3' 至 5' 核糖核酸外切酶 (ExoN) 结构域，该结构域发挥着容易出错的病毒 RNA 依赖性 RNA 聚合酶在 RNA 合成过程中校对中的重要作用 (RdRp) 并抑制宿主抗病毒反应。项目 4 正在研究这些物质对 ExoN 的化学抑制大流行病病毒，目的是通过致命诱变来阻止病毒复制并减轻通过重新激活宿主的干扰素反应来控制病毒发病机制。我们的团队为该项目做出了巨大贡献对这些病毒 ExoN 酶的结构和功能的理解，包括阐明它们的第一个原子催化机制的结构和表征。我们还开发了强大的基于荧光的定量分析 ExoN 催化活性的检测方法，包括一种以荧光 RNA 为特征的新型检测方法适体底物可在超高通量筛选 (uHTS) 中实现功能增益读数。此外，我们还使用DNA编码化学技术（DEC-Tec）来获得选择性结合剂 SARS2 ExoN 和 LASV 核蛋白 (NP) 含有 ExoN 结构域。建立在这些先前和初步的基础上研究中，我们将继续与 Core B 密切合作，并使用 3 种互补方法（uHTS、DEC-Tec、和虚拟筛选）来鉴定一流的病毒 ExoN 抑制剂。然后，我们将利用深厚的专业知识核心C和核心D分别在药物化学和结构生物学中增强效力，命中化合物的选择性和药效/动力学特性，用于细胞和病毒的详细抗病毒研究 Core E 的动物模型。这些研究将提供具有独特作用机制的抗病毒候选药物补充针对包括 RdRp 在内的既定抗病毒目标而开发的药物，帮助解决迫切需要针对 SARS2 和导致 SARS2 的高致病性沙粒病毒的新型抗病毒药物致命的出血热感染。