Inventors:
Rene Daniel - Ambler PA, US
Anna Marie Skalka - Princeton NJ, US
Gary D. Kao - Wynnewood PA, US
Giuseppe Nunnari - Cantania, IT
Roger J. Pomerantz - Chalfont PA, US
International Classification:
C12N 5/071
Abstract:
Cellular targets for anti-retroviral drug development are disclosed. The cellular targets comprise ATR kinase and its relevant substrates, based on the identification of the ATR kinase as required for the final step of retroviral DNA integration. Assays for identifying modulators of retroviral integration via the ATR kinase pathway are disclosed, as well as modulators identified by such assays. Pharmaceutical preparations and methods of their use in treating retroviral infection are also disclosed.