ReviewRSC medicinal chemistry2021
Targeting the protease of West Nile virus.
Review in RSC medicinal chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bismuth Bicycles.Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2026Review
- West Nile Virus: Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Prophylaxis with a Comparative Insight from Italy and Iran.Vaccines · 2026Review
- Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Current Trends in Designing New Antivirals Targeting Proteases: A Review from 2018 to 2025.Current drug targets · 2026Review
- Tracking flaviviral protease conformational dynamics by tuning single-molecule nanopore tweezers.Biophysical journal · 2025Article
- Specific Recognition of the 5'-Untranslated Region of West Nile Virus Genome by Human Innate Immune System.Viruses · 2022Article
- Antivirals against (Re)emerging Flaviviruses: Should We Target the Virus or the Host?ACS medicinal chemistry letters · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
West Nile virus infections can cause severe neurological symptoms. During the last 25 years, cases have been reported in Asia, North America, Africa, Europe and Australia (Kunjin). No West Nile virus vaccines or specific antiviral therapies are available to date. Various viral proteins and host-cell factors have been evaluated as potential drug targets. The viral protease NS2B-NS3 is among the most promising viral targets. It releases viral proteins from a non-functional polyprotein precursor, making it a critical factor of viral replication. Despite strong efforts, no protease inhibitors have reached clinical trials yet. Substrate-derived peptidomimetics have facilitated structural elucidations of the active protease state, while alternative compounds with increased drug-likeness have recently expanded drug discovery efforts beyond the active site.
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