ArticleViruses2023
Allosteric Inhibitors of Zika Virus NS2B-NS3 Protease Targeting Protease in "Super-Open" Conformation.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Deep Generative Models for the Discovery of Antiviral Peptides Targeting Dengue Virus: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- An inactive Zika NS2B-NS3pro protease construct for investigating allosteric inhibitors.Journal of structural biology · 2026Article
- Zika virus and host protein interactions for understanding molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis and therapeutic development.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
- Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Current Trends in Designing New Antivirals Targeting Proteases: A Review from 2018 to 2025.Current drug targets · 2026Review
- Development of Novel Proline- and Pipecolic Acid-Based Allosteric Inhibitors of Dengue and Zika Virus NS2B/NS3 Protease.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Identification of Sulfonamide-Vinyl Sulfone/Chalcone and Berberine-Cinnamic Acid Hybrids as Potent DENV and ZIKV NS2B/NS3 Allosteric Inhibitors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Combined crystallographic fragment screening and deep mutational scanning enable discovery of Zika virus NS2B-NS3 protease inhibitors.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Tracking flaviviral protease conformational dynamics by tuning single-molecule nanopore tweezers.Biophysical journal · 2025Article
- Identifying Allosteric Small-Molecule Binding Sites of Inactive NS2B-NS3 Proteases of PathogenicViruses · 2024Article
- The Inhibition of NS2B/NS3 Protease: A New Therapeutic Opportunity to Treat Dengue and Zika Virus Infection.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
The Zika virus (ZIKV), a member of the Flaviviridae family, is considered a major health threat causing multiple cases of microcephaly in newborns and Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults. In this study, we targeted a transient, deep, and hydrophobic pocket of the "super-open" conformation of ZIKV NS2B-NS3 protease to overcome the limitations of the active site pocket. After virtual docking screening of approximately seven million compounds against the novel allosteric site, we selected the top six candidates and assessed them in enzymatic assays. Six candidates inhibited ZIKV NS2B-NS3 protease proteolytic activity at low micromolar concentrations. These six compounds, targeting the selected protease pocket conserved in ZIKV, serve as unique drug candidates and open new opportunities for possible treatment against several flavivirus infections.
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