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A Quinolinone Compound Inhibiting the Oligomerization of Nucleoprotein of Influenza A Virus Prevents the Selection of Escape Mutants.
Viruses - 19 Mar 2020
Makau Juliann Nzembi, Watanabe Ken, Otaki Hiroki, Mizuta Satoshi, Ishikawa Takeshi, Kamatari Yuji O, Nishida Noriyuki
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of resistance to currently available anti-influenza drugs has heightened the need for antivirals with novel mechanisms of action. The influenza A virus (IAV) nucleoprotein (NP) is highly conserved and essential for the formation of viral ribonucleoprotein (vRNP), which serves as the template for replication and transcription. Recently, using in silico screening, we identified an antiviral compound...
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