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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2001
John P. Marino, Silver Spring, MD (US);
James T. Stivers, Baltimore, MD (US);
Karen Lacourciere, Silver Spring, MD (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Commerce, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method of identifying ligands that interact will cellular processes involved in the life-cycle of HIV. In particular, an oligonucleotide, corresponding to specific RNA sequence within an infected cell, is modified by the substitution of 2-aminopurine. As a result, interactions between the oligonucleotide and the ligand can be measured via fluorescence. This technique can be use to find inhibitors of binding between rev and its response element (RRE), dimerization initiation sequences, and topoisomerases and DNA.