News tagged with viral enzymes
Study points to new means of overcoming antiviral resistance in influenza
UC Irvine researchers have found a new approach to the creation of customized therapies for virulent flu strains that resist current antiviral drugs.
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Researchers turn Salmonella into antiviral gene therapy agent
New experiments at the University of California, Berkeley, may one day lead to anti-viral treatments that involve swallowing Salmonella bacteria, effectively using one bug to stop another.
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Communication pathways within proteins may yield new drug targets to stop superbugs
A School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis biophysicist has developed a new method to identify communication pathways connecting distant regions within proteins.
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Scientists find measles' natural nemesis
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found that a known enzyme in cells protects against measles virus, likely by altering the virus's genetic material, RNA. Cells lacking the enzyme become highly vulnerable ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Cell biologist pinpoints how RNA viruses copy themselves
Nihal Altan-Bonnet, assistant professor of cell biology, Rutgers University in Newark, and her research team have made a significant new discovery about RNA (Ribonucleic acid) viruses and how they replicate themselves.
May 28, 2010 |
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Researchers identify new drug target for Kaposi's sarcoma
UCSF researchers have identified a new potential drug target for the herpes virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma, re-opening the possibility of using the class of drugs called protease inhibitors against the full herpes family ...
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Research team identifies key molecules that inhibit viral production
The research, led by Professor Donny Strosberg of Scripps Florida, was published on March 4, 2009, in the Journal of General Virology's advance, online edition, Papers in Press.
Mar 10, 2009 |
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