Rationally designed chemokine-based toxin targeting the viral G protein-coupled receptor US28 potently inhibits cytomegalovirus infection in vivo

Katja Spiess, Mads G. Jeppesen, Mikkel Malmgaard-Clausen, Karen Krzywkowski, Kalpana Dulal, Tong Cheng, Gertrud M. Hjortø, Olav Larsen, John S. Burg, Michael A. Jarvis, K. Christopher Garcia*, Hua Zhu, Thomas N. Kledal, Mette M. Rosenkilde

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Abstract

<jats:title>Significance</jats:title> <jats:p>All drugs currently used for the clinical treatment of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection are associated with considerable adverse side effects and with the development of drug resistance that results in therapy failure. Here we describe a novel, rationally designed fusion toxin protein (FTP)-based strategy to target HCMV on the basis of its virally expressed G protein-coupled receptor (US28) and cognate chemokine ligand. Viral G protein-coupled receptors are expressed by a number of other clinically important viruses. We suggest that FTP-based molecules targeting virally expressed 7TM receptors may represent a new class of drugs amenable for development against complex viral pathogens.</jats:p>
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8427-8432
Number of pages0
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Volume112
Issue number27
Early online date15 Jun 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jul 2015

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