Discovery of a small‐molecule inhibitor targeting the OTU domain of a novel Tamdy orthonairoviruse associated with human febrile illness

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Discovery of a small‐molecule inhibitor targeting the OTU domain of a novel Tamdy orthonairoviruse associated with human febrile illness via Journal of Medical Virology Abstract Tick-borne orthonairoviruses have been characterized as a global health threat to humans and animals. Tacheng Tick virus 1 (TcTV-1) from this family was provided evidence that is associated with the febrile illness syndrome. Here, we first identify and demonstrate that the OTU domain of TcTV-1 has remarkable deubiquitinating activity both in vitro and in vivo. By solving the crystal structure of TcTV-1 OTU (tcOTU) domain and comparing it to that of human deubiquitinating enzymes, we found that overall structures of tcOTU and human OTU family are similar, but the residues involved in the catalytic pocket vary widely. Based on the tcOTU domain we screened 5090 bioactive compounds and found mecobalamin had a good effect on suppressing the deubiquitinating activity. The structural model of tcOTU and mecobalamin suggests that mecobalamin occupies the site of the substrate Ub, by blocking the substrate bind to the enzyme. Thus, our results showed OTU domain of TcTV-1 has the robust deubiquitinating activity and mecobalamin or its derivatives might be promising candidates for the treatment or prevention of disease caused by TcTV-1 virus. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. View on Web

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