title: Evaluation of the binding between potential anti-HIV DNA-based drugs and viral envelope glycoprotein gp120 by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection.
abstract: The fusion of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with the target cell was assisted by the interaction between the viral envelope glycoprotein HIV-1 gp120 and a chemokine receptor. Studies have shown that the efficiency of the binding depends on the presence of the V3 loop of the gp120 which is known to interact with polyanions, such as phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides (Sd, potential anti-HIV drugs). In this study, capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection (CE-LIF) was used to systematically evaluate binding between Sd and HIV-1 gp120. A 25-mer fluorescently tagged phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotide (GEM) was employed as a probe to study this interaction. The dissociation constant (K(d)) between GEM and gp120 was determined to be 0.98 nM by Scatchard analysis. The competition constants (K(c)) of a set of Sd that compete with GEM for binding to gp120 were also determined. The results showed that the interaction had a strong dependence on the sulfur phosphorothioate backbone. Chain length and the sequence of Sd also affect the ability of binding to gp120. The ability to study the protein-drug binding in the solution with minimal sample consumption makes CE-LIF very attractive for biological studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Tomer
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Khaledi
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D017931:DNA Primers; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D007834:Lasers; D011485:Protein Binding; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D017931:DNA Primers; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120