Combined Antiviral Therapy Using Designed Molecular Scaffolds Targeting Two Distinct Viral Functions, HIV-1 Genome Integration and Capsid Assembly

• Main Authors: Wannisa Khamaikawin, Somphot Saoin, Sawitree Nangola, Koollawat Chupradit, Supachai Sakkhachornphop, Sudarat Hadpech, Nattawat Onlamoon, Aftab A. Ansari, Siddappa N. Byrareddy, Pierre Boulanger, Saw See Hong, Bruce E. Torbett, Chatchai Tayapiwatana
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84940053734&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/44227
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Designed molecular scaffolds have been proposed as alternative therapeutic agents against HIV-1. The ankyrin repeat protein (Ank < sup > GAG < /sup > 1D4) and the zinc finger protein (2LTRZFP) have recently been characterized as intracellular antivirals, but these molecules, used indivi...