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Structural comparison of the wild-type and drug-resistant mutants of the influenza A M2 proton channel by molecular dynamics simulations.
The journal of physical chemistry. B - 23 May 2013
Gu Ruo-Xu, Liu Limin Angela, Wang Yong-Hua, Xu Qin, Wei Dong-Qing
Abstract excerpt
The influenza A M2 channel in the viral envelope is a pH-regulated proton channel that is crucial for viral infection and replication. Amantadine and rimantadine are two M2 inhibitors that have been widely used as anti-influenza drugs. However, due to naturally occurring drug-resistant mutations, their inhibition ability has gradually decreased. These drug-resistant mutations are found at various positions on the...
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