Publications by authors named "Noa Lahav"

The Zika viral protease NS2B-NS3 is essential for the cleavage of viral polyprotein precursor into individual structural and non-structural (NS) proteins and is therefore an attractive drug target. Generation of a robust crystal system of co-expressed NS2B-NS3 protease has enabled us to perform a crystallographic fragment screening campaign with 1076 fragments. 47 fragments with diverse scaffolds were identified to bind in the active site of the protease, with another 6 fragments observed in a potential allosteric site.

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A strategy for pandemic preparedness is the development of antivirals against a wide set of viral targets with complementary mechanisms of action. SARS-CoV-2 nsp3-mac1 is a viral macrodomain with ADP-ribosylhydrolase activity, which counteracts host immune response. Targeting the virus' immunomodulatory functionality offers a differentiated strategy to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 compared to approved therapeutics, which target viral replication directly.

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Article Synopsis
  • - Zika virus (ZIKV) infections are linked to serious health issues like microcephaly in newborns and Guillain-Barre syndrome in adults, with no current vaccines or antiviral treatments available.
  • - The NS3 protease and its co-factor NS2B play a crucial role in processing viral proteins, making them a key target for drug development.
  • - A successful crystallographic study identified 48 compounds that bind to the NS2B-NS3 protease, along with 6 additional fragments targeting a possible allosteric site, paving the way for new inhibitors to be developed.
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We describe a molecular characterization of the interaction between the cancer-related proteins WWOX and p73. This interaction is mediated by the first of two WW domains (WW1) of WWOX and a PPXY-motif-containing region in p73. While phosphorylation of Tyr33 of WWOX and association with p73 are known to affect apoptotic activity, the quantitative effect of phosphorylation on this specific interaction is determined here for the first time.

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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest family of cell surface receptors. They can exist and act as dimers, but the requirement of dimers for agonist-induced signal initiation and structural dynamics remains largely unknown. Frizzled 6 (FZD) is a member of Class F GPCRs, which bind WNT proteins to initiate signaling.

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The motor protein nonmuscle myosin II (NMII) must undergo dynamic oligomerization into filaments to perform its cellular functions. A small nonhelical region at the tail of the long coiled-coil region (tailpiece) is a common feature of all dynamically assembling myosin II proteins. This tailpiece is a key regulatory domain affecting NMII filament assembly properties and is subject to phosphorylation in vivo.

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Oligomerization plays a major role in regulating the activity of many proteins, and in modulating their interactions. p53 is a homotetrameric transcription factor that has a pivotal role in tumor suppression. Its tetramerization domain is contained within its C-terminal domain, which is a site for numerous protein-protein interactions.

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