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New small-molecule inhibitors effectively blocking picornavirus replication.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2014
Ford Siltz Lauren A, Viktorova Ekaterina G, Zhang Ben, Kouiavskaia Diana, Dragunsky Eugenia, Chumakov Konstantin, Isaacs Lyle, Belov George A
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Few drugs targeting picornaviruses are available, making the discovery of antivirals a high priority. Here, we identified and characterized three compounds from a library of kinase inhibitors that block replication of poliovirus, coxsackievirus B3, and encephalomyocarditis virus. Using an in vitro translation-replication system, we showed that these drugs inhibit different stages of the poliovirus...
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