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ArticleViruses2021

Exploring the Human Cytomegalovirus Core Nuclear Egress Complex as a Novel Antiviral Target: A New Type of Small Molecule Inhibitors.

Sewar Alkhashrom, Jintawee Kicuntod, Sigrun Häge, Johannes Schweininger, Yves A Muller, Peter Lischka, Manfred Marschall, Jutta Eichler

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Article in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sewar AlkhashromDivision of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
Jintawee KicuntodInstitute for Clinical and Molecular Virology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Sigrun HägeInstitute for Clinical and Molecular Virology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Johannes SchweiningerDivision of Biotechnology, Department of Biology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
Yves A MullerDivision of Biotechnology, Department of Biology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
Peter LischkaAiCuris Anti-Infective Cures GmbH, 42117 Wuppertal, Germany.
Manfred MarschallInstitute for Clinical and Molecular Virology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Jutta EichlerDivision of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 91058 Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6683-9456
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEAiCuris (Germany) · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nuclear egress is an essential process in the replication of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), as it enables the migration of newly formed viral capsids from the nucleus into the cytoplasm. Inhibition of the HCMV core nuclear egress complex (core NEC), composed of viral proteins pUL50 and pUL53, has been proposed as a potential new target for the treatment of HCMV infection and disease. Here, we present a new type of small molecule inhibitors of HCMV core NEC formation, which inhibit the pUL50-pUL53 interaction at nanomolar concentrations. These inhibitors, i.e., verteporfin and merbromin, were identified through the screening of the Prestwick Chemical Library

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Antiviral AgentsCells, CulturedCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsFibroblastsHumansMerbrominPrimary Cell CultureViral ProteinsVirionVirus ReleaseVirus ReplicationAntiviral AgentsMerbrominViral Proteinsantiviral activitycore NEC inhibitorhuman cytomegalovirusnuclear egress complex (NEC)small molecule inhibitor

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PMID33809234
PMCPMC7998563
OpenAlexW3136444344

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