| Literature DB >> 22383808 |
Pavel Plevka1, Rushika Perera, Jane Cardosa, Richard J Kuhn, Michael G Rossmann.
Abstract
Enterovirus 71 is a picornavirus associated with fatal neurological illness in infants and young children. Here, we report the crystal structure of enterovirus 71 and show that, unlike in other enteroviruses, the "pocket factor," a small molecule that stabilizes the virus, is partly exposed on the floor of the "canyon." Thus, the structure of antiviral compounds may require a hydrophilic head group designed to interact with residues at the entrance of the pocket.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22383808 PMCID: PMC3448362 DOI: 10.1126/science.1218713
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728