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ArticleFuture virology2010

Structural and functional parameters of the flaviviral protease: a promising antiviral drug target.

Sergey A Shiryaev, Alex Y Strongin

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Article in Future virology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sergey A ShiryaevInflammatory & Infectious Disease Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Alex Y Strongin
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · US

Funding

Virulence Factors and Cell DeathP01AI055789 · NIAID · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI REED, JOHN C · 2004 to 2008
$15.5M
Structure-based Drug Design for Smallpox TherapyU01AI061139 · NIAID · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI STRONGIN, ALEX Y · 2004 to 2008
$8.8M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI055789NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI061139
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flaviviruses have a single-strand, positive-polarity RNA genome that encodes a single polyprotein. The polyprotein is comprised of seven nonstructural (NS) and three structural proteins. The N- and C-terminal parts of NS3 represent the serine protease and the RNA helicase, respectively. The cleavage of the polyprotein by the protease is required to produce the individual viral proteins, which assemble a new viral progeny. Conversely, inactivation of the protease blocks viral infection. Both the protease and the helicase are conserved among flaviviruses. As a result, NS3 is a promising drug target in flaviviral infections. This article examines the West Nile virus NS3 with an emphasis on the structural and functional parameters of the protease, the helicase and their cofactors.

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PMID21076642
PMCPMC2976050
OpenAlexW2163822110

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