De novo design of nonpeptidic compounds targeting the interactions between interferon-α and its cognate cell surface receptor

…, L Wei, X Wang, B Majchrzak-Kita…

Index: Bello, Angelica M.; Bende, Tanushree; Wei, Lianhu; Wang, Xiaoyang; Majchrzak-Kita, Beata; Fish, Eleanor N.; Kotra, Lakshmi P. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2008 , vol. 51, # 9 p. 2734 - 2743

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Abstract

Type 1 interferons (IFN) bind specifically to the corresponding receptor, IFNAR. Agonists and antagonists for IFNAR have potential therapeutic value in the treatment of viral infections and systemic lupus erythematosus, respectively. Specific sequences on the surface of IFN, IFN receptor recognition peptides (IRRPs) mediate the binding and signal transduction when IFN interacts with IFNAR. Structural features of two such IRRPs, IRRP-1 and IRRP-3, ...