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ArticleThe Journal of chemical physics2020

Assessment of proton-coupled conformational dynamics of SARS and MERS coronavirus papain-like proteases: Implication for designing broad-spectrum antiviral inhibitors.

Jack A Henderson, Neha Verma, Robert C Harris, Ruibin Liu, Jana Shen

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Article in The Journal of chemical physics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jack A HendersonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
Neha VermaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.ORCID 0000000232770937
Robert C HarrisDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.ORCID 0000000211306457
Ruibin LiuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.ORCID 0000000183959353
Jana ShenDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.ORCID 0000000232340769
University of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Electrostatic modulation of protein stability and foldingR01GM098818 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA · PI SHEN, JANA · 2011 to 2021
$2.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM098818
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Broad-spectrum antiviral drugs are urgently needed to stop the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic and prevent future ones. The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is related to the SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which have caused the previous outbreaks. The papain-like protease (PLpro) is an attractive drug target due to its essential roles in the viral life cycle. As a cysteine protease, PLpro is rich in cysteines and histidines, and their protonation/deprotonation modulates catalysis and conformational plasticity. Here, we report the pK

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Drug DesignMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtonsAmino Acid SequenceAntiviral AgentsBetacoronavirusHistidineHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusPapainProtein DomainsSARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsHistidinePapainProtons

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PMID32962355
PMCPMC7499820
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