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ArticleJournal of virology2026

TPPS4 inhibits PEDV by stabilizing viral RNA G-quadruplex and promoting ER stress: a transfer-learning-driven discovery.

Yingge Zheng, Dehua Luo, Qingyan Tian, Mengdi Zhang, Yanfei Zhang, Yijia Zhang, Yuxuan Xu, Jingyi Wang, Yuxiang Wang, Wanjiang Ai and 3 more

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Article in Journal of virology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yingge Zheng *State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Dehua Luo *State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.ORCID 0009-0002-7827-7686
Qingyan TianState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Mengdi ZhangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yanfei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yijia ZhangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yuxuan XuState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jingyi WangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yuxiang WangShenzhen Branch, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Shenzhen, China.
Wanjiang AiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Hui SongState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Wentao LiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7114-762X
Dengguo WeiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9923-789X

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M761080Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2662023PY005,2662025PY004National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFD1800801National Natural Science Foundation of China 32473010,22077043,32503026Nation Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology AML2023B05Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province 2021CFA061Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province 2025AFB288the HZAU-AGIS Cooperation Fund SZYJY2022016
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Abstract

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a devastating enteric pathogen that causes substantial economic losses in the global swine industry. While PEDV inhibitors offer a promising alternative to compensate for vaccine evasion caused by viral mutations, their development is bottlenecked by poorly defined antiviral targets and limited compound libraries. Here, we developed a transfer learning framework to accelerate the discovery of anti-PEDV agents by leveraging data from human-associated coronaviruses. Transfer learning-based prediction identified Hemin as a promising PEDV inhibitor, while its analog TPPS4 exhibited potent antiviral activity with EC IMPORTANCE: Veterinary antiviral discovery is hampered by limited bioactivity data and poorly defined targets. To address this, we developed a cross-species transfer learning pipeline to predict anti-PEDV agents. We identified TPPS4 as a potent anti-PEDV compound

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Antiviral AgentsCoronavirus InfectionsEndoplasmic Reticulum StressG-QuadruplexesPorcine epidemic diarrhea virusRNA, ViralAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsHumansSwineSwine DiseasesVero CellsVirus ReplicationAntiviral AgentsRNA, ViralG-quadruplexPEDVTPPS4transfer learning

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PMID42505122
PMCPMC13483440

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