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Defining substrate selection by rhinoviral 2A proteinase through its crystal structure with the inhibitor zVAM.fmk.
Virology - 1 Oct 2021
Deutschmann-Olek Karin M, Yue Wyatt W, Bezerra Gustavo A, Skern Tim
Abstract excerpt
Picornavirus family members cause disease in humans. Human rhinoviruses (RV), the main causative agents of the common cold, increase the severity of asthma and COPD; hence, effective agents against RVs are required. The 2A proteinase (2Apro), found in all enteroviruses, represents an attractive target; inactivating mutations in poliovirus 2Apro result in an extension of the VP1 protein preventing infectious...
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