Title
Combating susceptibility to drug resistance: lessons from HIV-1 protease
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Publication Date
2004-10-19
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Binding Sites; Drug Resistance, Viral; *Genetic Predisposition to Disease; HIV Protease; HIV Protease Inhibitors
Disciplines
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health
Abstract
Drug resistance is a major obstacle in modern medicine. However, resistance is rarely considered in drug development and may inadvertently be facilitated, as many designed inhibitors contact residues that can mutate to confer resistance, without significantly impairing function. Contemporary drug design often ignores the detailed atomic basis for function and primarily focuses on disrupting the target's activity, which is necessary but not sufficient for developing a robust drug. In this study, we examine the impact of drug-resistant mutations in HIV-1 protease on substrate recognition and demonstrate that most primary active site mutations do not extensively contact substrates, but are critical to inhibitor binding. We propose a general, structure-based strategy to reduce the probability of drug resistance by designing inhibitors that interact only with those residues that are essential for function.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.chembiol.2004.08.010
Source
Chem Biol. 2004 Oct;11(10):1333-8. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Chemistry and biology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
15489160
Repository Citation
King, Nancy M.; Prabu-Jeyabalan, Moses; Nalivaika, Ellen A.; and Schiffer, Celia A., "Combating susceptibility to drug resistance: lessons from HIV-1 protease" (2004). Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Publications and Presentations. 82.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/bmp_pp/82