Abstract
Ebola virus (EBOV) infection causes severe hemorrhagic fever. EBOV transcription is controlled by host protein phosphatase 1 (PP1), which dephosphorylates VP30 protein. We previously developed 1E7-03, a compound targeting a noncatalytic site of PP1 that induced VP30 phosphorylation and inhibited EBOV transcription. Here, we attempted to further improve 1E7-03, which was not stable in murine serum. High-throughput screening with EBOV-green fluorescent protein was conducted on 72 1E7-03 analogs and identified 6 best inhibitory and the least toxic compounds. A parallel in silico screening of compounds from the ZINC database by docking to PP1 identified the best-binding compound C31, which was also present among the top 6 compounds found in the viral screen. C31 showed the best EBOV inhibitory activity among the top 6 compounds and also inhibited EBOV minigenome. C31 bound to the PP1 C-terminal groove in vitro and increased VP30 phosphorylation in cultured cells. C31 demonstrated improved stability in mouse plasma and cell permeability, compared with 1E7-03. It was also detected for 24 hours after injection in mice. C31 represents a novel PP1-targeting EBOV inhibitor with improved pharmacological properties that can be further eval...Continue Reading
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