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Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1568-0266
ISSN (Online): 1873-4294

RNA as a Target for Drug Design, the Example of Tat-TAR Interaction

Author(s): M. Froeyen and P. Herdewijn

Volume 2, Issue 10, 2002

Page: [1123 - 1145] Pages: 23

DOI: 10.2174/1568026023393200

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Abstract

One of the new targets in the battle against HIV-1 infection is the interaction between the viral transactivator and the transactivation response (TAR) element, which is necessary for HIV-1 replication. After an overview of the most recent structural studies of the Tat-TAR system, new TAR-targeted inhibitors are presented in several classes:antisense oligonucleotides, cationic peptides, intercalators and a large class of small RNA binding molecules. The method of library screening of RNA binding ligands in the search for new inhibitors is explained in detail. Inhibition of Tat-TAR interaction is considered as a realistic approach to develop new anti-HIV compounds. The RNA binding molecules in this review also demonstrate that the development of drugs that target RNA will become a feasible goal and that such compounds will be added in the future to the therapeutic arsenal to combat several diseases.

Keywords: tat-tar interaction, hiv-1 infection, rna binding ligands, the tat protein, virus replication, antisense oligonucleotides, library screening


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