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ArticleACS omega2024

Structure-Based Discovery of Allosteric Inhibitors Targeting a New Druggable Site in the Respiratory Syncytial Virus Polymerase.

Ahmed K Oraby, Leanne Bilawchuk, Frederick G West, David J Marchant

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Article in ACS omega, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ahmed K OrabyDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5546-6703
Leanne BilawchukDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.
Frederick G WestDepartment of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7419-2314
David J MarchantDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1783-0448

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe lower respiratory infections for which effective treatment options remain limited. Herein, we employed a computational structure-based design strategy aimed at identifying potential targets for a new class of allosteric inhibitors. Our investigation led to the discovery of a previously undisclosed allosteric binding site within the RSV polymerase, the large (L) protein. This discovery was achieved through a combination of virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulations. Subsequently, we identified two inhibitors,

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