2001
Mechanism of Action of 1-β-d-2,6-Diaminopurine Dioxolane, a Prodrug of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Inhibitor 1-β-d-Dioxolane Guanosine
Furman P, Jeffrey J, Kiefer L, Feng J, Anderson K, Borroto-Esoda K, Hill E, Copeland W, Chu C, Sommadossi J, Liberman I, Schinazi R, Painter G. Mechanism of Action of 1-β-d-2,6-Diaminopurine Dioxolane, a Prodrug of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Inhibitor 1-β-d-Dioxolane Guanosine. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2001, 45: 158-165. PMID: 11120959, PMCID: PMC90254, DOI: 10.1128/aac.45.1.158-165.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine Deaminase InhibitorsAnti-HIV AgentsBone Marrow CellsCells, CulturedDioxolanesDNA, ViralDrug Resistance, MicrobialEnzyme InhibitorsGuanosineHIV-1HumansLactic AcidMicroscopy, ElectronMitochondriaNucleic Acid Synthesis InhibitorsProdrugsPurine NucleosidesReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsConceptsDiaminopurine dioxolaneDXG-TPNucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Peripheral blood mononuclear cellsImmunodeficiency virus type 1Blood mononuclear cellsReverse transcriptase inhibitorAdenosine deaminaseVirus type 1Alternative substrate inhibitorsHIV-1 RTMechanism of actionWater-soluble prodrugMononuclear cellsDioxolane guanosineTranscriptase inhibitorType 1CEM cellsInhibitor-1Mitochondrial toxicityHuman DNA polymerase alphaCalf adenosine deaminaseInhibitorsDNA polymerase gamma
1999
Initiation of Minus-Strand DNA Synthesis by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase †
Vaccaro J, Singh H, Anderson K. Initiation of Minus-Strand DNA Synthesis by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 15978-15985. PMID: 10625465, DOI: 10.1021/bi990945x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 reverse transcriptaseDNA/DNA substratesReverse transcriptaseHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptaseType 1 reverse transcriptasePrimer-template substrateDNA synthesisMinus-strand DNA synthesisConcentrations of dCTPDNA/RNADeoxynucleotide incorporationMolecular mechanismsTranscriptaseSteady-state releaseInitiationHigh affinityRNAReleaseStrand DNA synthesisMechanistic Studies Examining the Efficiency and Fidelity of DNA Synthesis by the 3TC-Resistant Mutant (184V) of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase †
Feng J, Anderson K. Mechanistic Studies Examining the Efficiency and Fidelity of DNA Synthesis by the 3TC-Resistant Mutant (184V) of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 9440-9448. PMID: 10413520, DOI: 10.1021/bi990709m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 reverse transcriptaseM184V RTHIV-1 virusWild-type HIV-1 reverse transcriptaseReverse transcriptaseDNA-dependent DNA polymerizationStrong antiviral effectRNA-dependent DNA polymerizationCombination therapyAntiviral effectMethionine 184Mutant reverse transcriptaseMutant HIV-1 reverse transcriptaseRT fidelityCorresponding DNA templateSingle amino acid substitutionMolecular mechanismsAmino acid substitutionsVirusDNA synthesisTranscriptaseAcid substitutionsHigh levelsClinicTherapy
1998
Mechanistic Studies Comparing the Incorporation of (+) and (−) Isomers of 3TCTP by HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase †
Feng J, Anderson K. Mechanistic Studies Comparing the Incorporation of (+) and (−) Isomers of 3TCTP by HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase †. Biochemistry 1998, 38: 55-63. PMID: 9890882, DOI: 10.1021/bi982340r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplication of the tRNA Initiation Step for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase in the Mechanism of 3‘-Azido-3‘-deoxythymidine (AZT) Resistance †
Vaccaro J, Anderson K. Implication of the tRNA Initiation Step for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase in the Mechanism of 3‘-Azido-3‘-deoxythymidine (AZT) Resistance †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 14189-14194. PMID: 9760256, DOI: 10.1021/bi9810353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 reverse transcriptaseLong-term AZT therapyReverse transcriptaseHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptaseAZT-resistant reverse transcriptaseType 1 reverse transcriptaseNew pharmacological basisAZT therapyAIDS patientsWild-type HIV-1 reverse transcriptasePharmacological basisAZT resistanceClinical resistanceMutant HIV-1 reverse transcriptaseDrug resistanceViral isolatesLack of correlationPatientsPrimer-template substrateAIDS drugsTranscriptase
1997
RNA Dependent DNA Replication Fidelity of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase: Evidence of Discrimination between DNA and RNA Substrates †
Kerr S, Anderson K. RNA Dependent DNA Replication Fidelity of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase: Evidence of Discrimination between DNA and RNA Substrates †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 14056-14063. PMID: 9369477, DOI: 10.1021/bi971385+.Peer-Reviewed Original Research