Mechanism of Action1,5-10

  • Maribavir is an antiviral drug against human CMV1
  • Its action is mediated by competitive inhibition of the protein kinase activity of human CMV enzyme pUL97 and its natural substrates,* which results in inhibition of the phosphorylation of proteins.1,5,6 This results in the downstream inhibition of:
  • CMV DNA replication7,8
  • Viral encapsidation8
  • Nuclear egress of viral capsids9

*The natural substrates (phosphorylation targets) of pUL97 include ppUL44, pp65, RNA polymerase II large subunit, retinoblastoma protein, lamin A and C, p32, nuclear egress complex (UL50, UL53), histone deacetylase 1, and eukaryotic elongation factor delta.6,10

Livtencity (maribavir) mechanism of action

1. Livtencity (maribavir) Prescribing Information. Lexington, MA: Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. 2. Data on file. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. 3. Avery RK, Alain S, Alexander BD, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2022;75(4):690-701. 4. Avery RK, Alain S, Alexander BD, et al. Clin Infect Dis. Supplement. 2022. doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab988. 5. Shannon-Lowe CD, Emery VC. Herpesviridae. 2010;1(4):1-13. 6. Steingruber M, Marschall M. Microorganisms. 2020;8(4):515. 7. Biron KK, Harvey RJ, Chamberlain SC, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2002;46:2365-2372. 8. Wolf DG, Courcelle CT, Prichard MN, Mocarski ES. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001;98(4):1895-1900. 9. Krosky PM, Baek MC, Coen DM. J Virol. 2003;77:905-914. 10. Bigley TM, Reitsma JM, Mirza SP, Terhune SS. J Virol. 2013;87(13):7393-7408.

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Livtencity (maribavir) mechanism of action