2017
From in silico hit to long-acting late-stage preclinical candidate to combat HIV-1 infection
Kudalkar SN, Beloor J, Quijano E, Spasov KA, Lee WG, Cisneros JA, Saltzman WM, Kumar P, Jorgensen WL, Anderson KS. From in silico hit to long-acting late-stage preclinical candidate to combat HIV-1 infection. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 115: e802-e811. PMID: 29279368, PMCID: PMC5789948, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1717932115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 drugsDrug-resistant HIV-1 strainsHIV-1 drug-resistant strainsPreclinical candidateDrug-resistant HIV-1HIV-1-infected T cellsDaily treatment regimensActive antiretroviral therapyT cell lossSynergistic antiviral activityHIV-1 infectionAnti-HIV-1 agentsCombination drug regimensHIV-1 strainsMajor therapeutic challengeHIV-1 pandemicPlasma drug concentrationsDrug-resistant strainsVivo pharmacokinetic behaviorAntiretroviral therapyDrug regimensTherapeutic challengeViral loadTreatment regimensSingle doseCovalent inhibitors for eradication of drug-resistant HIV-1 reverse transcriptase: From design to protein crystallography
Chan AH, Lee WG, Spasov KA, Cisneros JA, Kudalkar SN, Petrova ZO, Buckingham AB, Anderson KS, Jorgensen WL. Covalent inhibitors for eradication of drug-resistant HIV-1 reverse transcriptase: From design to protein crystallography. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 9725-9730. PMID: 28827354, PMCID: PMC5594698, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1711463114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 reverse transcriptaseNonnucleoside RT inhibitorsDrug-resistant HIV-1 reverse transcriptaseReverse transcriptaseHIV-1 infectionTreatment of HIVT cell assaysDevelopment of resistanceRT inhibitorsAntiviral activityDrug efavirenzClass drugsInhibitorsViral polymeraseDrugsEnzyme inhibition kineticsResistant mutantsConclusive evidenceTranscriptasePoint mutationsCovalent inhibitorsHIVPatientsNevirapineEfavirenz
2016
Computer-aided discovery of anti-HIV agents
Jorgensen WL. Computer-aided discovery of anti-HIV agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2016, 24: 4768-4778. PMID: 27485603, PMCID: PMC5114837, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.07.039.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Discovery and crystallography of bicyclic arylaminoazines as potent inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase
Lee WG, Frey KM, Gallardo-Macias R, Spasov KA, Chan AH, Anderson KS, Jorgensen WL. Discovery and crystallography of bicyclic arylaminoazines as potent inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2015, 25: 4824-4827. PMID: 26166629, PMCID: PMC4607639, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.06.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructure-Based Evaluation of Non-nucleoside Inhibitors with Improved Potency and Solubility That Target HIV Reverse Transcriptase Variants
Frey KM, Puleo DE, Spasov KA, Bollini M, Jorgensen WL, Anderson KS. Structure-Based Evaluation of Non-nucleoside Inhibitors with Improved Potency and Solubility That Target HIV Reverse Transcriptase Variants. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2015, 58: 2737-2745. PMID: 25700160, PMCID: PMC4378236, DOI: 10.1021/jm501908a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Picomolar Inhibitors of HIV Reverse Transcriptase Featuring Bicyclic Replacement of a Cyanovinylphenyl Group
Lee WG, Gallardo-Macias R, Frey KM, Spasov KA, Bollini M, Anderson KS, Jorgensen WL. Picomolar Inhibitors of HIV Reverse Transcriptase Featuring Bicyclic Replacement of a Cyanovinylphenyl Group. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2013, 135: 16705-16713. PMID: 24151856, PMCID: PMC3877923, DOI: 10.1021/ja408917n.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptimization of diarylazines as anti-HIV agents with dramatically enhanced solubility
Bollini M, Cisneros JA, Spasov KA, Anderson KS, Jorgensen WL. Optimization of diarylazines as anti-HIV agents with dramatically enhanced solubility. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2013, 23: 5213-5216. PMID: 23937980, PMCID: PMC3759246, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.06.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtension into the entrance channel of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase—Crystallography and enhanced solubility
Bollini M, Frey KM, Cisneros JA, Spasov KA, Das K, Bauman JD, Arnold E, Anderson KS, Jorgensen WL. Extension into the entrance channel of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase—Crystallography and enhanced solubility. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2013, 23: 5209-5212. PMID: 23899617, PMCID: PMC3761378, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.06.093.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Optimization of benzyloxazoles as non-nucleoside inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase to enhance Y181C potency
Bollini M, Gallardo-Macias R, Spasov KA, Tirado-Rives J, Anderson KS, Jorgensen WL. Optimization of benzyloxazoles as non-nucleoside inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase to enhance Y181C potency. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2012, 23: 1110-1113. PMID: 23298809, PMCID: PMC3561933, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.11.115.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Computationally-Guided Optimization of a Docking Hit to Yield Catechol Diethers as Potent Anti-HIV Agents
Bollini M, Domaoal RA, Thakur VV, Gallardo-Macias R, Spasov KA, Anderson KS, Jorgensen WL. Computationally-Guided Optimization of a Docking Hit to Yield Catechol Diethers as Potent Anti-HIV Agents. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2011, 54: 8582-8591. PMID: 22081993, PMCID: PMC3258498, DOI: 10.1021/jm201134m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEfficient Discovery of Potent Anti-HIV Agents Targeting the Tyr181Cys Variant of HIV Reverse Transcriptase
Jorgensen WL, Bollini M, Thakur VV, Domaoal RA, Spasov KA, Anderson KS. Efficient Discovery of Potent Anti-HIV Agents Targeting the Tyr181Cys Variant of HIV Reverse Transcriptase. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2011, 133: 15686-15696. PMID: 21853995, PMCID: PMC3183387, DOI: 10.1021/ja2058583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusWild-type HIV-1HIV-1Potent Anti-HIV AgentsInfected human T cellsNon-nucleoside reverseAnti-HIV AgentsHuman T cellsHIV reverse transcriptaseImmunodeficiency virusT cellsHIV RTViral strainsHIV agentsPresent reportReverse transcriptaseNM potencyCritical contributorPotential benefits
2007
From Docking False-Positive to Active Anti-HIV Agent
Barreiro G, Kim JT, Guimarães CR, Bailey CM, Domaoal RA, Wang L, Anderson KS, Jorgensen WL. From Docking False-Positive to Active Anti-HIV Agent. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2007, 50: 5324-5329. PMID: 17918923, PMCID: PMC2575345, DOI: 10.1021/jm070683u.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
FEP-Guided Selection of Bicyclic Heterocycles in Lead Optimization for Non-Nucleoside Inhibitors of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase
Kim JT, Hamilton AD, Bailey CM, Domoal R, Wang L, Anderson KS, Jorgensen WL. FEP-Guided Selection of Bicyclic Heterocycles in Lead Optimization for Non-Nucleoside Inhibitors of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2006, 128: 15372-15373. PMID: 17131993, DOI: 10.1021/ja066472g.Peer-Reviewed Original Research