Optimization of Ketobenzothiazole-Based Type II Transmembrane Serine Protease Inhibitors to Block H1N1 Influenza Virus Replication

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Human influenza viruses cause acute respiratory symptoms that can lead to death. Due to the emergence of antiviral drug-resistant strains, there is an urgent requirement for novel antiviral agents and innovative therapeutic strategies. Using the peptidomimetic ketobenzothiazole protease inhibitor RQAR-Kbt (IN-1, aka N-0100) as a starting point, we report how substituting P2 and P4 positions with natural and unnatural amino acids can modulate the inhibition potency toward matriptase, a prototypical type II transmembrane serine protease (TTSP) that acts as a priming protease for influenza viruses. We also introduced modifications of the peptidomimetics N-terminal groups, leading to significant improvements (from μM to nM, 60 times more potent than IN-1) in their ability to inhibit the replication of influenza H1N1 virus in the Calu-3 cell line derived from human lungs. The selectivity towards other proteases has been evaluated and explained using molecular modeling with a crystal structure recently obtained by our group. By targeting host cell TTSPs as a therapeutic approach, it may be possible to overcome the high mutational rate of influenza viruses and consequently prevent potential drug resistance.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

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ChemMedChem - 19(2024), 2 vom: 15. Jan., Seite e202300458

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Colombo, Éloïc [VerfasserIn]
Désilets, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Hassanzadeh, Malihe [VerfasserIn]
Lemieux, Gabriel [VerfasserIn]
Marois, Isabelle [VerfasserIn]
Cliche, Dominic [VerfasserIn]
Delbrouck, Julien A [VerfasserIn]
Murza, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Jean, François [VerfasserIn]
Marsault, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Richter, Martin V [VerfasserIn]
Leduc, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Boudreault, Pierre-Luc [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral agents
EC 3.4.-
Influenza
Inhibitors
Journal Article
Matriptase
Protease Inhibitors
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Serine Proteases
Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
Type II transmembrane serine protease (TTSP)

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Date Completed 18.01.2024

Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cmdc.202300458

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363568972