Phage PhiC31 integrase has potential as a means of inserting therapeutic genes into specific sites in the human genome. However, the possible interactions between PhiC31 integrase and cellular proteins have never been investigated. Using pLexA-PhiC31 integrase as bait, we screened a pB42AD-human fetal brain cDNA library for potential interacting cellular proteins. Among 61 positives isolated fr...

Integration of the HIV-1 cDNA into the human genome is catalyzed by the viral integrase (IN) protein. Several studies have shown the importance of cellular cofactors that interact with integrase and affect viral integration and infectivity. In this study, we produced a stable complex between HIV-1 integrase, viral U5 DNA, the cellular cofactor LEDGF/p75 and the integrase binding domain of INI1 ...

Few nonviral techniques exist for efficient and stable eukaryotic gene transfer and fewer still are broadly useful in both cell culture and whole-organism applications. C31 integrase, a site-specific bacteriophage recombinase, is able to catalyze chromosomal transgene insertion under a diverse range of experimental and therapeutic conditions. The enzyme recognizes and catalyzes unidirectional r...

Background HIV integrase (IN) plays important roles at several steps, including viral DNA nuclear import, targeting viral DNA to host chromatin and integration. Identification of novel inhibitors of HIV Integrase has emerged as promising antiviral agents for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Present work is to investigation of anti-HIV activity and HIV integrase inhibitory activity of various extracts...

HIV integrase is a 32 kDa protein produced from the C-terminal portion of the Pol gene product, and is an attractive target for new anti-HIV drugs. Integrase is an enzyme produced by a retrovirus (such as HIV) that enables its genetic material to be integrated into the DNA of the infected cell. Raltegravir and Elvitegravir are two important drugs against integrase.

background: the aim of this study was to produce a stable cho cell line expressing tenecteplase. materials and methods: in the first step, the tenecteplase coding sequence was cloned in a pdb2 vector containing attb recognition sites for the phage φc31 integrase. then, using lipofection, the cho cells were co-transfected with constructed recombinant plasmid encoding tenecteplase and attb recogn...

Due to their ability to integrate into the host cell's genome, retroviruses represent an optimal basis for the creation of gene therapy vectors. The integration reaction is carried out by a viral enzyme integrase: thus, a detailed research of this enzyme is required. In this work, the catalytic properties of human foamy virus integrase were studied. This virus belongs to the Retroviridae family...

Azadirachta indica (Neem) is an evergreen tree that belongs to the Meliaceae family. It native Indian subcontinent and grows worldwide. also known as "village pharmacy" in India for its wide range of therapeutic pharmacological properties. An vitro study indicated A. showed anti-HIV However, exact mechanism supposed properties remains unknown. This aimed construct in-silico database compounds p...

The degree of sequence variation in HIV-1 integrase genes among infected patients and their impact on clinical response to Anti retroviral therapy (ART) is of interest. Therefore, we collected plasma samples from 161 HIV-1 infected individuals for subsequent integrase gene amplification (1087 bp). Thus, 102 complete integrase gene sequences identified as HIV-1 subtype-C was assembled. This sequ...