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Potent hepatitis C inhibitors bind directly to NS5A and reduce its affinity for RNA.
Scientific reports - 23 Apr 2014
Ascher David B, Wielens Jerome, Nero Tracy L, Doughty Larissa, Morton Craig J, Parker Michael W
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects more than 170 million people. The high genetic variability of HCV and the rapid development of drug-resistant strains are driving the urgent search for new direct-acting antiviral agents. A new class of agents has recently been developed that are believed to target the HCV protein NS5A although precisely where they interact and how they affect function is unknown. Here we...
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