EFFECT OF 2 NOVEL INHIBITORS OF THE HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS PROTEASE ON THE MATURATION OF THE HIV GAG AND GAG-POL POLYPROTEINS

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OVERTON, HA [1 ]
MCMILLAN, DJ [1 ]
GRIDLEY, SJ [1 ]
BRENNER, J [1 ]
REDSHAW, S [1 ]
MILLS, JS [1 ]
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[1] ROCHE PROD LTD,DEPT CHEM,WELWYN GARDEN CIT AL7 3AY,HERTS,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0042-6822(90)90326-M
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The ability of two novel synthetic compounds to inhibit the HIV protease-mediated processing of HIV-1 precursor polyproteins was investigated in an in vitro gag-protease mixed lysate assay system and in an assay using recombinant baculoviruses engineered to express the HIV-1 gag and pol genes in cultured insect cells. With the in vitro mixed lysate assay we have shown that both compounds at 1 μM can completely inhibit the HIV-1 and HIV-2 protease-mediated release of p24 from the HIV-1 gag precursor at pH 5.5 and pH 7.0. In the intracellular baculovirus system these compounds were shown to inhibit the protease-mediated maturation of gag and also the excision of the protease moiety from its precursor. © 1990.
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