Structure-Guided Antiviral Peptides Identification Targeting the HIV-1 Integrase.

ABSTRACT: HIV-1 integrase (IN), a major protein in the HIV life cycle responsible for integrating viral cDNA into the host DNA, represents a promising drug target. Small peptides have emerged as antiviral therapeutics for HIV because of their facile synthesis, highly selective nature, and fewer side effects. However, selecting the best candidates from a vast pool of peptides is a daunting task. In this study, multistep virtual screening was employed to identify potential peptides from a list of 280 HIV inhibitory peptides. Initially, 80 peptides were selected based on their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC). Then, molecular docking was performed to evaluate their binding scores compared to HIP000 and HIP00N which are experimentally validated HIV-1 integrase binding peptides that were used as a

SUBMITTER: Hossain MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11428276 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature