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Targeting the DEAD-Box RNA Helicase eIF4A with Rocaglates—A Pan-Antiviral Strategy for Minimizing the Impact of Future RNA Virus Pandemics
5 Mar 2021
Abstract excerpt
The increase in pandemics caused by RNA viruses of zoonotic origin highlights the urgent need for broad-spectrum antivirals against novel and re-emerging RNA viruses. Broad-spectrum antivirals could be deployed as first-line interventions during an outbreak while virus-specific drugs and vaccines are developed and rolled out. Viruses depend on the host's protein synthesis machinery for replication. Several...
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