title: Anti-HIV-1 peptides derived from partial amino acid sequences of CC-chemokine RANTES. Regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted.
abstract: Fifteen acetyl-peptide-amides with partial amino acid sequences of RANTES (regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted), all Cys residues of which were substituted by Ala, were synthesized, and screened for anti-HIV-1 activity. Peptides corresponding to 1-10, 37-46, and 57-68 showed marked activity against CC-chemokine receptor 5-using HIV-1(JR-CSF) (% inhibition at 100 nM 69, 82, 76%, respectively). The results indicate that multiple regions, including the N-terminal part responsible for chemotactic activity, are involved in anti-HIV-1 activity of RANTES, yielding possible lead compounds for anti-HIV-1 agents.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Immunology and Therapeutics Research Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 77030, USA. yasuhiro.nishiyama@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Suguru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shikama
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurita
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018946:Chemokine CCL5 / Q000737:chemistry*; D019742:Chemokines, CC / Q000737:chemistry; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000821:virology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D018946:Chemokine CCL5; D019742:Chemokines, CC; D010446:Peptide Fragments