Download MendeleyRelationship of Potency and Resilience to Drug Resistant Mutations for GW420867X Revealed by Crystal Structures of Inhibitor Complexes for Wild-Type, Leu100Ile, Lys101Glu, and Tyr188Cys Mutant HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptases.
Ren, J., Nichols, C.E., Chamberlain, P.P., Weaver, K.L., Short, S.A., Chan, J.H., Kleim, J.P., Stammers, D.K.(2007) J Med Chem 50: 2301-2309
- PubMed: 17441703
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jm061117m
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2OPP, 2OPQ, 2OPR, 2OPS - PubMed Abstract:
The selection of drug resistant viruses is a major problem in efforts to combat HIV and AIDS, hence, new compounds are required. We report crystal structures of wild-type and mutant HIV-1 RT with bound non-nucleoside (NNRTI) GW420867X, aimed at investigating the basis for its high potency and improved drug resistance profile compared to the first-generation drug nevirapine. GW420867X occupies a smaller volume than many NNRTIs, yet accesses key regions of the binding pocket. GW420867X has few contacts with Tyr188, hence, explaining the small effect of mutating this residue on inhibitor-binding potency. In a mutated NNRTI pocket, GW420867X either remains in a similar position compared to wild-type (RT(Leu100Ile) and RT(Tyr188Cys)) or rearranges within the pocket (RT(Lys101Glu)). For RT(Leu100Ile), GW420867X does not shift position, in spite of forming different side-chain contacts. The small bulk of GW420867X allows adaptation to a mutated NNRTI binding site by repositioning or readjustment of side-chain contacts with only small reductions in binding affinity.
Organizational Affiliation:
Division of Structural Biology, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Henry Wellcome Building for Genomic Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN, United Kingdom.
