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Inhibition of autoprocessing of natural variants and multidrug resistant mutant precursors of HIV-1 protease by clinical inhibitors.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 31 May 2011
Louis John M, Aniana Annie, Weber Irene T, Sayer Jane M
Abstract excerpt
Self-cleavage at the N terminus of HIV-1 protease from the Gag-Pol precursor (autoprocessing) is crucial for stabilizing the protease dimer required for onset of mature-like catalytic activity, viral maturation, and propagation. Among nine clinical protease inhibitors (PIs), darunavir and saquinavir were the most effective in inhibiting wild-type HIV-1 group M precursor autoprocessing, with an IC(50) value of 1-2...
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