Purification of Zika virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and its use to identify small-molecule Zika inhibitors
Author(s) -
Hongtao Xu,
Said Hassounah,
Susan P. Colby-Germinario,
Maureen Oliveira,
Clare Fogarty,
Yudong Quan,
Ying-Shan Han,
Olga Golubkov,
Ilinca Ibanescu,
Bluma Brenner,
Brent R. Stranix,
Mark A. Wainberg
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw514
Subject(s) - zika virus , polymerase , virology , rna , rna polymerase , rna dependent rna polymerase , biology , virus , genetics , dna , gene
The viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) enzymes of the Flaviviridae family are essential for viral replication and are logically important targets for development of antiviral therapeutic agents. Zika virus (ZIKV) is a rapidly re-emerging human pathogen for which no vaccine or antiviral agent is currently available.
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