Crystallographic Fragment Screening of the Dengue Virus Polymerase Reveals Multiple Binding Sites for the Development of Non-nucleoside Antiflavivirals

Dengue viruses (DENVs) infect approximately 400 million people each year, and currently, there are no effective therapeutics available. To explore potential starting points for antiviral drug development, we conducted a large-scale crystallographic fragment screen targeting the RNA-dependent RNA pol...

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Main Author: Manisha Saini (345240) (author)
Other Authors: Jasmin C. Aschenbrenner (20468169) (author), Francesc Xavier Ruiz (20113904) (author), Ashima Chopra (15374213) (author), Anu V. Chandran (3614528) (author), Peter G. Marples (22169457) (author), Blake H. Balcomb (22169460) (author), Daren Fearon (13990039) (author), Frank von Delft (7879808) (author), Eddy Arnold (380419) (author)
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Francesc Xavier Ruiz (20113904)
Ashima Chopra (15374213)
Anu V. Chandran (3614528)
Peter G. Marples (22169457)
Blake H. Balcomb (22169460)
Daren Fearon (13990039)
Frank von Delft (7879808)
Eddy Arnold (380419)
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Biochemistry
Medicine
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Pharmacology
Cancer
Mental Health
Infectious Diseases
Virology
Computational Biology
offer valuable insights
nonstructural protein 5
involved 1108 fragments
effective therapeutics available
binding hot spot
thumb site ii
novel binding site
dependent rna polymerase
denv serotype 2
antiviral drug development
crystallographic fragment screening
active site
rna tunnel
nucleoside inhibitors
n pocket
future structure
flaviviral rdrps
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description Dengue viruses (DENVs) infect approximately 400 million people each year, and currently, there are no effective therapeutics available. To explore potential starting points for antiviral drug development, we conducted a large-scale crystallographic fragment screen targeting the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) domain of the nonstructural protein 5 (NS5) from DENV serotype 2. Our screening, which involved 1108 fragments, identified 60 hit compounds across various known binding sites, including the active site, N pocket, and RNA tunnel. Additionally, we discovered a novel binding site and a fragment-binding hot spot in thumb site II. These structural findings open amenable avenues for developing non-nucleoside inhibitors and offer valuable insights for future structure-based drug design aimed at DENV and other flaviviral RdRps.
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spelling Crystallographic Fragment Screening of the Dengue Virus Polymerase Reveals Multiple Binding Sites for the Development of Non-nucleoside AntiflaviviralsManisha Saini (345240)Jasmin C. Aschenbrenner (20468169)Francesc Xavier Ruiz (20113904)Ashima Chopra (15374213)Anu V. Chandran (3614528)Peter G. Marples (22169457)Blake H. Balcomb (22169460)Daren Fearon (13990039)Frank von Delft (7879808)Eddy Arnold (380419)BiophysicsBiochemistryMedicineGeneticsMolecular BiologyPharmacologyCancerMental HealthInfectious DiseasesVirologyComputational Biologyoffer valuable insightsnonstructural protein 5involved 1108 fragmentseffective therapeutics availablebinding hot spotthumb site iinovel binding sitedependent rna polymerasedenv serotype 2antiviral drug developmentcrystallographic fragment screeningactive siterna tunnelnucleoside inhibitorsn pocketfuture structureflaviviral rdrpsDengue viruses (DENVs) infect approximately 400 million people each year, and currently, there are no effective therapeutics available. To explore potential starting points for antiviral drug development, we conducted a large-scale crystallographic fragment screen targeting the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) domain of the nonstructural protein 5 (NS5) from DENV serotype 2. Our screening, which involved 1108 fragments, identified 60 hit compounds across various known binding sites, including the active site, N pocket, and RNA tunnel. Additionally, we discovered a novel binding site and a fragment-binding hot spot in thumb site II. These structural findings open amenable avenues for developing non-nucleoside inhibitors and offer valuable insights for future structure-based drug design aimed at DENV and other flaviviral RdRps.2025-09-02T14:51:34ZDatasetinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiondataset10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c01014.s003https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Crystallographic_Fragment_Screening_of_the_Dengue_Virus_Polymerase_Reveals_Multiple_Binding_Sites_for_the_Development_of_Non-nucleoside_Antiflavivirals/30032310CC BY-NC 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/300323102025-09-02T14:51:34Z
spellingShingle Crystallographic Fragment Screening of the Dengue Virus Polymerase Reveals Multiple Binding Sites for the Development of Non-nucleoside Antiflavivirals
Manisha Saini (345240)
Biophysics
Biochemistry
Medicine
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Pharmacology
Cancer
Mental Health
Infectious Diseases
Virology
Computational Biology
offer valuable insights
nonstructural protein 5
involved 1108 fragments
effective therapeutics available
binding hot spot
thumb site ii
novel binding site
dependent rna polymerase
denv serotype 2
antiviral drug development
crystallographic fragment screening
active site
rna tunnel
nucleoside inhibitors
n pocket
future structure
flaviviral rdrps
status_str publishedVersion
title Crystallographic Fragment Screening of the Dengue Virus Polymerase Reveals Multiple Binding Sites for the Development of Non-nucleoside Antiflavivirals
title_full Crystallographic Fragment Screening of the Dengue Virus Polymerase Reveals Multiple Binding Sites for the Development of Non-nucleoside Antiflavivirals
title_fullStr Crystallographic Fragment Screening of the Dengue Virus Polymerase Reveals Multiple Binding Sites for the Development of Non-nucleoside Antiflavivirals
title_full_unstemmed Crystallographic Fragment Screening of the Dengue Virus Polymerase Reveals Multiple Binding Sites for the Development of Non-nucleoside Antiflavivirals
title_short Crystallographic Fragment Screening of the Dengue Virus Polymerase Reveals Multiple Binding Sites for the Development of Non-nucleoside Antiflavivirals
title_sort Crystallographic Fragment Screening of the Dengue Virus Polymerase Reveals Multiple Binding Sites for the Development of Non-nucleoside Antiflavivirals
topic Biophysics
Biochemistry
Medicine
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Pharmacology
Cancer
Mental Health
Infectious Diseases
Virology
Computational Biology
offer valuable insights
nonstructural protein 5
involved 1108 fragments
effective therapeutics available
binding hot spot
thumb site ii
novel binding site
dependent rna polymerase
denv serotype 2
antiviral drug development
crystallographic fragment screening
active site
rna tunnel
nucleoside inhibitors
n pocket
future structure
flaviviral rdrps