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Mónica González-Magaldi¹, Ángela Vázquez-Calvo¹, Beatriz G de la Torre²

¹Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain.

|October 28, 2015

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Small peptides targeting foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) nonstructural protein 3A dimerization inhibited viral replication. This study highlights 3A dimerization as a potential antiviral target for FMDV.

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Area of Science:

Virology
Molecular Biology
Structural Biology

Background:

Nonstructural protein 3A (3A) is crucial for foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) replication.
FMDV 3A protein forms homodimers, stabilized by two hydrophobic alpha-helices (α1 and α2), essential for viral replication.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the biological function of FMDV 3A dimerization.
To develop and assess small peptides that interfere with 3A homodimerization as a potential antiviral strategy.

Main Methods:

Synthesized peptides mimicking residues at the 3A dimer interface (α1, α2, α12).
Assessed in vitro inhibition of 3A peptide dimerization by synthesized peptides.
Used N-terminally R7-fused peptides for enhanced intracellular delivery in cell culture.
Measured inhibition of 3A dimerization and FMDV yield in infected cells.

Main Results:

Peptides α1, α2, and α12 impaired in vitro dimerization of a 3A peptide containing α1 and α2 helices, with α12 showing the highest effect.
R7-fused peptides inhibited transiently expressed 3A dimerization in cultured cells, with α1 and α12 being most effective.
Impairment of 3A dimerization correlated with significant reductions in viral yield; peptide α2 showed efficacy at lower concentrations.

Conclusions:

Dimer interface peptides are effective tools for studying FMDV 3A structure-function relationships.
Interference with FMDV 3A dimerization significantly reduces viral replication.
3A dimerization represents a promising antiviral target for FMDV.