Characterization of the effects of aryl-azido compounds and UVA irradiation on the viral proteins and infectivity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.

Photochemistry and Photobiology
Julie M BelangerRobert Blumenthal

Abstract

Hydrophobic UV-activatable compounds have been shown to partition into the hydrophobic region of biological membranes to selectively label transmembrane proteins, and to inactivate enveloped viruses. Here, we analyze various UV-activatable azido- and iodo-based hydrophobic compounds for their ability to inactivate a model-enveloped virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1 MN). Treatment of HIV-1 with 1,5-diazidonapthalene (DAN), 1-iodo, 5-azidonaphthalene (INA), 1-azidonaphthalene (AzNAP) or 4,4'-diazidobiphenyl (DABIPH) followed by UVA irradiation for 2 min resulted in complete viral inactivation, whereas treatment using analogous non-azido-containing controls had no effect. Incorporation of an azido moiety within these hydrophobic compounds to promote photoinduced covalent reactions with proteins was found to be the primary mechanism of viral inactivation for this class of compounds. Prolonged UVA irradiation of the virus in the presence of these azido compounds resulted in further modifications of viral proteins, due to the generation of reactive oxygen species, leading to aggregation as visualized via Western blot analysis, providing additional viral modifications that may inhibit viral infectivity. Furthermore, inactivat...Continue Reading

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