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ArticleJournal of virology2017

Screening for Novel Small-Molecule Inhibitors Targeting the Assembly of Influenza Virus Polymerase Complex by a Bimolecular Luminescence Complementation-Based Reporter System.

Chunfeng Li, Zining Wang, Yang Cao, Lulan Wang, Jingyun Ji, Zhigao Chen, Tao Deng, Taijiao Jiang, Genhong Cheng, F Xiao-Feng Qin

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Article in Journal of virology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Chunfeng LiCenter for Systems Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, and Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Zining WangCenter for Systems Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, and Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Yang CaoCenter of Growth, Metabolism and Aging, Key Lab of BioResources and EcoEnvironment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Lulan WangCenter for Systems Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, and Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Jingyun JiKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhigao ChenCenter for Systems Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, and Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Tao DengMOH Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Taijiao JiangCenter for Systems Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, and Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Genhong ChengCenter for Systems Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, and Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China GCheng@mednet.ucla.edu fqin1@foxmail.com.
F Xiao-Feng QinCenter for Systems Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, and Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China GCheng@mednet.ucla.edu fqin1@foxmail.com.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNSuzhou Institute of Systems Medicine · CNSichuan University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase consists of three viral protein subunits: PA, PB1, and PB2. Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) of these subunits play pivotal roles in assembling the functional polymerase complex, which is essential for the replication and transcription of influenza virus RNA. Here we developed a highly specific and robust bimolecular luminescence complementation (BiLC) reporter system to facilitate the investigation of influenza virus polymerase complex formation. Furthermore, by combining computational modeling and the BiLC reporter assay, we identified several novel small-molecule compounds that selectively inhibited PB1-PB2 interaction. Function of one such lead compound was confirmed by its activity in suppressing influenza virus replication. In addition, our studies also revealed that PA plays a critical role in enhancing interactions between PB1 and PB2, which could be important in targeting sites for anti-influenza intervention. Collectively, these findings not only aid the development of novel inhibitors targeting the formation of influenza virus polymerase complex but also present a new tool to investigate the exquisite mechanism of PPIs.

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A549 CellsAnimalsAntiviral AgentsDogsDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHEK293 CellsHumansInfluenza A virusInfluenza, HumanMadin Darby Canine Kidney CellsProtein Interaction MappingProtein MultimerizationViral Nonstructural ProteinsAntiviral AgentsViral Nonstructural ProteinsBiLCinfluenza inhibitor screeninginfluenza virus polymeraseprotein-protein interactions

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PMCPMC5309938
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