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Synonyms: GS-6207 | GS6207 | Sunlenca® | Yeztugo® (twice-yearly injection)
lenacapavir is an approved drug (EMA & FDA (2022))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Lenacapavir (GS-6207) is a novel long-acting anti-HIV lead that binds to the virus' at a conserved interface between capsid protein monomers [3]. This mechanism disrupts early and late phases of the viral replication cycle [2] [4]. PDB entry 6V2F shows the crystal structure of lenacapavir-bound HIV capsid hexamer. In addition to being included in anti-HIV drug combinations, twice-yearly lenacapavir has already shown promising efficacy, and it is further being proposed as a once-yearly HIV prevention (preexposure prophylaxis; PrEP) candidate.
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1. Bekker LG, Das M, Abdool Karim Q, Ahmed K, Batting J, Brumskine W, Gill K, Harkoo I, Jaggernath M, Kigozi G et al.. (2024)
Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir or Daily F/TAF for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Women. N Engl J Med, 391 (13): 1179-1192. [PMID:39046157] |
2. Freed EO. (2015)
HIV-1 assembly, release and maturation. Nat Rev Microbiol, 13 (8): 484-96. [PMID:26119571] |
3. Link JO, Rhee MS, Tse WC, Zheng J, Somoza JR, Rowe W, Begley R, Chiu A, Mulato A, Hansen D et al.. (2020)
Clinical targeting of HIV capsid protein with a long-acting small molecule. Nature, 584 (7822): 614-618. [PMID:32612233] |
4. Thenin-Houssier S, Valente ST. (2016)
HIV-1 Capsid Inhibitors as Antiretroviral Agents. Curr HIV Res, 14 (3): 270-82. [PMID:26957201] |