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ArticleeLife2022

Drug targeting Nsp1-ribosomal complex shows antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2.

Mohammad Afsar, Rohan Narayan, Md Noor Akhtar, Deepakash Das, Huma Rahil, Santhosh Kambaiah Nagaraj, Sandeep M Eswarappa, Shashank Tripathi, Tanweer Hussain

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Article in eLife, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammad AfsarDepartment of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Rohan NarayanMicrobiology & Cell Biology Department, Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India.
Md Noor AkhtarDepartment of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4669-1543
Deepakash DasDepartment of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Huma RahilDepartment of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Santhosh Kambaiah NagarajMicrobiology & Cell Biology Department, Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India.
Sandeep M EswarappaDepartment of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7903-5198
Shashank TripathiMicrobiology & Cell Biology Department, Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India.
Tanweer HussainDepartment of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.ORCID 0000-0003-4735-2380
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore · IN

Funding

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council BT/CS0007/CS/02/20DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance IA/I/18/1/503613Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 1 (Nsp1) contains an N-terminal domain and C-terminal helices connected by a short linker region. The C-terminal helices of Nsp1 (Nsp1-C-ter) from SARS-CoV-2 bind in the mRNA entry channel of the 40S ribosomal subunit and blocks mRNA entry, thereby shutting down host protein synthesis. Nsp1 suppresses host immune function and is vital for viral replication. Hence, Nsp1 appears to be an attractive target for therapeutics. In this study, we have in silico screened Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs against Nsp1-C-ter. Among the top hits obtained, montelukast sodium hydrate binds to Nsp1 with a binding affinity (K

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COVID-19 Drug TreatmentSARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansPharmaceutical PreparationsRNA, MessengerViral Nonstructural ProteinsAntiviral AgentsPharmaceutical PreparationsRNA, MessengerViral Nonstructural ProteinsmedicineNsp1ribosomeSARS-CoV-2translationviruses

Identifiers

PMID35323109
PMCPMC9018067
OpenAlexW4220656504

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