Selective inhibition of the West Nile virus methyltransferase by nucleoside analogs

Hui Chen; Lihui Liu; Susan A. Jones; Nilesh Banavali; Jorden Kass; Zhong Li; Jing Zhang; Laura D. Kramer; Arun K. Ghosh; Hongmin Li

doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2012.12.012

Selective inhibition of the West Nile virus methyltransferase by nucleoside analogs

Hui Chen, Lihui Liu, Susan A. Jones, Nilesh Banavali, Jorden Kass, Zhong Li, Jing Zhang, Laura D. Kramer, Arun K. Ghosh, Hongmin Li

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Abstract

The flavivirus methyltransferase (MTase) sequentially methylates the N-7 and 2'-O positions of the viral RNA cap (GpppA-RNA→m⁷GpppA-RNA→m⁷GpppAm-RNA), using S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) as a methyl donor. We report here the synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of novel nucleoside analogs. Two of these compounds can effectively and competitively inhibit the WNV MTase with IC₅₀ values in micromolar range and, more importantly, do not inhibit human MTase. The compounds can also suppress the WNV replication in cell culture.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	232-239
Number of pages	8
Journal	Antiviral Research
Volume	97
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2012.12.012
State	Published - Mar 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Antiviral development
Flavivirus NS5
Methyltransferase
RNA cap methylation
West Nile virus

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Pharmacology
Virology

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