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Small molecule fluorometric boron dipyrromethene probes were developed to bind hepatitis C virus-encoded NS5A protein and aid subcellular distribution studies. These molecules did not co-locate with NS5A, therefore alternative 'silent' azide reporters were used to obtain a more relevant picture of their distribution. Following pre-incubation with replicon cells, click chemistry was used to append a fluorophore to the azide that confirmed the co-localisation of the small molecule with the NS5A protein, thus providing greater insight into the antiviral mode of action of this chemotype.Electronic supplementary material
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SUBMITTER: Jones LH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3077213 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jones Lyn H LH Beal David D Selby Matthew D MD Everson Owen O Burslem George M GM Dodd Peter P Millbank Jared J Tran Thien-Duc TD Wakenhut Florian F Graham Emily J S EJ Targett-Adams Paul P
Journal of chemical biology 20101118 2
<h4>Unlabelled</h4>Small molecule fluorometric boron dipyrromethene probes were developed to bind hepatitis C virus-encoded NS5A protein and aid subcellular distribution studies. These molecules did not co-locate with NS5A, therefore alternative 'silent' azide reporters were used to obtain a more relevant picture of their distribution. Following pre-incubation with replicon cells, click chemistry was used to append a fluorophore to the azide that confirmed the co-localisation of the small molecu ...[more]