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Abstract
A small-molecule inhibitor of the obligate dimeric protease of human Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus was identified. The agent functions by a "monomer trap" mechanism in which the compound binds to a partially unfolded monomer and disrupts the formation of the enzymatically active protease dimer.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19690531 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio0909-607
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Chem Biol ISSN: 1552-4450 Impact factor: 15.040