Project Goal: Identification of anti-HIV candidate compounds against HIV transcriptional factor Tat
- Setting up a screening system to identify inhibitory compounds for Tat-mediated viral transcription
- Identification of Tat-specific inhibitory compo...
Project Goal: Identification of anti-HIV candidate compounds against HIV transcriptional factor Tat
- Setting up a screening system to identify inhibitory compounds for Tat-mediated viral transcription
- Identification of Tat-specific inhibitory compounds through High-Throughput Screening
- Identification of more than 3 compounds of Tat-specific inhibition and low toxicity
- Development of potent, Tat-specific inhibitors through structure-activity optimization of hit compounds
- Supply KNIH with more than 5 compounds of Tat-specific inhibition
- Filing for patents for Tat-specific inhibitors which can be available for technology transfer
Research Contents
- Setting up a high-throughput screening system for Tat-mediated viral transcription, by introduction of screening protocols of KNIH
- Verification of screening system about standard compounds like CYC202 and 6-Bio
- Activity Test for LOPAC1280, KCB Representative Library, and derivative compounds
- Screening compounds which are selected by in silico methods
- Securing 5 compounds which have anti-HIV effects from LOPAC (Gemcitabine etc.)
- First finding Tat inhibitory effects of Gemcitabine, and its derivatives (2-C-Methylcytidine, 3-Deazauridine)
- Identification of 8 effective compounds from KCB representative Library through KNIH Tat effective test
- Development of 4 derivatives of 183349 which have anti-HIV tat inhibitory effect
- Structure-activity study on derivatives of 244960, resulting in more effective compound.
Expected Research Output
- Identification of effective compounds through screening for various libraries, using high-through screening system which overcomes the limitation of LTR-reporter assay based screening.
- Identification of Tat inhibitors which have novel scaffolds
- Possible development of Tat-specific candidates which can be available for technology transfer, through optimization of active, low toxic compounds