Title: BPR2-D2 targeting viral ribonucleoprotein complex-associated function inhibits oseltamivir-resistant influenza viruses
Authors: Shih, Shin-Ru
Horng, Jim-Tong
Poon, Leo L. M.
Chen, Tzu-Chun
Yeh, Jiann-Yih
Hsieh, Hsing-Pang
Tseng, Sung-Nain
Chiang, Chiayn
Li, Wan-Ling
Chao, Yu-Sheng
Hsu, John T. -A.
生物科技學系
Department of Biological Science and Technology
Keywords: antiviral agent;viral RNA;influenza A virus
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2010
Abstract: The emergence of oseltamivir-resistant viruses raised the global threat with regard to influenza virus infection. To develop alternative antiviral agents against influenza virus infection is significant and urgent. A neutralization test was applied as a screening assay and a plaque reduction assay was used for confirmation. Expression plasmids for viral ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) and a plasmid that allowed expression of a pseudoviral reporter RNA were transfected into cells to investigate the effects of a novel antiviral compound on viral RNA synthesis. BPR2-D2 was identified as a novel inhibitor against influenza virus from a hit obtained from high throughput screening of 20 000 or more compounds. BPR2-D2 exhibited an excellent antiviral efficacy for the oseltamivir-resistant virus (EC(50) ranging from 0.021 to 0.040 mu M). No resistant virus was produced throughout 20 passages in the presence of BPR2-D2, whereas oseltamivir-resistant virus was generated at passage 8 using the same experimental system. A molecular target other than neuraminidase (NA) was found because BPR2-D2 inhibited the synthesis of viral RNA that was driven by influenza viral RNP in a transfection assay. BPR2-D2 also exhibited a broad antiviral spectrum against various strains of influenza A and influenza B viruses. BPR2-D2 was identified as a novel inhibitor of influenza virus. It may target viral RNPs that are responsible for viral RNA synthesis. Targeting different molecules compared with NA allows BPR2-D2 to inhibit oseltamivir-resistant viruses.
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkp393
http://hdl.handle.net/11536/6000
ISSN: 0305-7453
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp393
Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
Volume: 65
Issue: 1
Begin Page: 63
End Page: 71
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