Simultaneous recognition of HIV-1 TAR RNA bulge and loop sequences by cyclic peptide mimics of Tat protein
Davidson, A., Leeper, T.C., Athanassiou, Z., Patora-Komisarska, K., Karn, J., Robinson, J.A., Varani, G.(2009) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106: 11931-11936
- PubMed: 19584251 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0900629106
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2KDQ - PubMed Abstract: 
The interaction of the HIV-1 transactivator protein Tat with its transactivation response (TAR) RNA is an essential step in viral replication and therefore an attractive target for developing antivirals with new mechanisms of action. Numerous compounds that bind to the 3-nt bulge responsible for binding Tat have been identified in the past, but none of these molecules had sufficient potency to warrant pharmaceutical development ...