Claims
- 1. A method of identifying a compound capable of inhibiting HIV infection in a cell comprising the step of identifying an inhibitor of a target in said human host cell, wherein said target is URF6, URF 2, Squalene synthetase, RTLV associated endogenous retrovirus, Human 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase, TCBA, Calnexin, HAUSP, ARF3, eIF4B, eIF3, Glucosidase II, Glucosidase II, Na+-D-glucose cotransport regulator, CD47, CD44, BDP-1 tyrosine phosphatase, PI3K, EF-1, Mitochondrial aspartate amino transferase, Double strand break repair gene, guanine nucleotide releasing protein, BTG-1, Lymphocyte specific protein 1, Protein phosphatase 2A, ERF-1, GTP binding protein, Importin beta subunit, L1CAM, HSPG, Zinc finger factor 1, BMP1-6, U-snRNP associated cyclophilin, Recepin, Lipocortin II/Annexin II, hnRNP A1, ArgBP2a, Keratin related protein, Glucosyltransferase, Rox, p18 protein, E1c, Ferritin heavy subunit, p40, MIP-1α, HSP90, MIP-1β, NF-kB binding subunit, BBC-1, α-enolase, TCTP, DAP 5, FK-506 binding protein 1A, TRAP-beta, TID1, HIP, PABP, Cytokine effector-inflammatory response, Nuclear U4A RNA, HnRNP A2/B1, IL-1 beta, TNF-α receptor, HYPK mRNA, HIV-1 TAR binding protein, TRAP-delta, ATP6E, MO25, CD69, Mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I, Csa-19, 14-3-3 zeta protein, Nip 7-1, EF-1 delta, E16 mRNA, Arginyl tRNA synthetase, Novel nuclear targeted gene, eIF4AII, WBSCRI, C21orf4, Protein phosphatase 2A B56 gamma 1, DAP12, PDCD4, Glutaredoxin, eIF4AI, GA17, MAD-3/ NFKBIA, RANTES, IL-6, FYN binding protein, ABC transporter, HSHIP, IEX-IL, CDC42, Tryptophanyl tRNA synthetase, TRAP-gamma, CXCR-4, Cyclin T1, PDIR, G3PDH, CCR4, GNB2L1, Cathepsin B, Cathepsin L, Vacuolar H+ ATPase proton channel subunit 6C, Prolyl 4-hydroxylase, Protein phosphatase 2A α catalytic, ATP1A1, O-linked GlcNAc transferase, CDP-diacylglycerol synthase 2, FoF1 ATP synthase f subunit, Guanylate binding protein, ATP5G2, Phosphorylase kinase, alpha 2, SOD-2, NADH ubiquinine oxidoreductase B22 subunit, DEAD/H Box 5, DEAD/H 9, Aryl Sulfotransferase, Cytochrome b gene, ATIC, Cytochrome bc-1 core protein, CD11c, HELO1, NPM-RAR, Protein phosphatase I regulatory, Aldehyde dehydrogenase, Glucosamine-6-, phosphate deaminase, DDX3, ATP5E, CAPNS1, CARM1, CSNK1E, CTSD, CCR7, CD68, CD74, CLK3, CSAD, CSF3R, CSNK1G2, DDXL, DNMT3A, DUSP1, GPRK6, Human ADP/ATP translocase, LENG8, MAP2K7, MIF, MINK, NME4, Nonreceptor protein-tyrosine kinase (fgr), P101-PI3K, P2X1 receptor gene, PDE3B, PTK2B, PTPN23, RAB7, SLC11A1, SMG1, STK10, TAP1, TBXA2R, TYK2, UBE2M, UP, or GABBR1.
- 2. The method, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said target is a validated target involved in HIV infection.
- 3. The method, as claimed in claim 2, wherein said target is a validated target that is involved in HIV infection, wherein the target has been validated by a process comprising the steps of:
(a) inhibiting said target in a cell by a method selected from the group consisting of gene knock-out, anti-sense oligonucleotide expression target overexpression, viral stage assays, GSE expression and Target protein inhibition assays, and (b) assaying said cell for the ability of HIV to infect said cell.
- 4. The method, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cell is selected from HeLa cells and primary T cells.
- 5. The method, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said step of identifying a compound comprises the steps of:
(a) contacting a cell with a putative inhibitor; and (b) assessing inhibition of said target by a method selected from the group consisting of:
(i) assaying for reduced expression of said target; and (ii) assaying for reduced activity of said target.
- 6. The method, as claimed in claim 5, wherein expression of said target is measured by polymerase chain reaction.
- 7. The method, as claimed in claim 5, wherein expression of said target is measured using an antibody immunologically specific for said target.
- 8. The method, as claimed in claim 5, wherein the activity of said target is measured by measuring the amount of a product generated in a biochemical reaction mediated by said target.
- 9. The method, as claimed in claim 5, wherein the activity of said target is measured by measuring the amount of a substrate consumed in a biochemical reaction mediated by said target.
- 10. The method, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inhibitor is identified by:
(a) determining the three-dimensional structure of said target; and (b) determining the three-dimensional structure of an inhibitor using computer software capable of modeling the interaction of said target and putative test compounds.
- 11. The method, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inhibitor of a target inhibits HIV infection.
- 12. The method, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said target is a validated target that is involved in HIV infection, wherein the target has been validated by a process comprising the steps of:
(a) inhibiting said target in a human host cell, and (b) assaying the human host cell for the ability to be infected by HIV.
- 13. The method, as claimed in claim 12, wherein said human host cell is selected from the group consisting of T cells, macrophages and HeLa cells.
- 14. An inhibitor of a target conferring resistance to HIV infection.
- 15. The inhibitor of claim 14, wherein the inhibitor is identified by a method comprising:
(a) contacting said human host cell with a putative inhibitor; and (b) assessing inhibition of said target by a method selected from the group consisting of:
(i) assaying for reduced expression of said target; and (ii) assaying for reduced activity of said target.
- 16. The inhibitor of claim 14, wherein the inhibitor is not toxic to a human host cell that is not infected with HIV.
- 17. The inhibitor of claim 14, wherein the inhibitor promotes apoptosis in a human host cell infected with HIV.
- 18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically-effective amount of the inhibitor of claim 14 and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier.
- 19. A method of conferring resistance to HIV infection in an individual, comprising administering to the individual the pharmaceutical composition of claim 18.
- 20. A method according to claim 12, wherein the target gene in the human host cell is homozygously inactivated.
- 21. A method according to claim 20, wherein the human host cell is a recombinant cell having the target gene homozygously inactivated by gene knockout.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Applications, Serial No. 60/ 302,157, filed Jun. 29, 2001 and Serial No. 60/313,252, filed Aug. 17, 2001, the entire disclosure of each of which is explicitly incorporated by reference herein.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60302157 |
Jun 2001 |
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60313252 |
Aug 2001 |
US |