A structural view of SARS-CoV-2 RNA replication machinery: RNA synthesis, proofreading and final capping

M Romano, A Ruggiero, F Squeglia, G Maga, R Berisio - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The current coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is due to the novel coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2. The scientific community has mounted a strong response by accelerating …

Medicinal chemistry strategies for discovering antivirals effective against drug-resistant viruses

Y Ma, E Frutos-Beltrán, D Kang… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
During the last forty years we have witnessed impressive advances in the field of antiviral
drug discovery culminating with the introduction of therapies able to stop human …

The 1, 2, 3-triazole 'all-in-one'ring system in drug discovery: A good bioisostere, a good pharmacophore, a good linker, and a versatile synthetic tool

D Lengerli, K Ibis, Y Nural… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction The 1, 2, 3-triazole ring occupies an important space in medicinal
chemistry due to its unique structural properties, synthetic versatility and pharmacological …

The human DEAD-box helicase DDX3X as a regulator of mRNA translation

CS Ryan, M Schröder - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The human DEAD-box protein DDX3X is an RNA remodelling enzyme that has been
implicated in various aspects of RNA metabolism. In addition, like many DEAD-box proteins …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism-based approaches of 1, 3, 4 thiadiazole scaffolds as potent enzyme inhibitors for cytotoxicity and antiviral activity

D Kumar, H Kumar, V Kumar, A Deep, A Sharma… - Medicine in Drug …, 2023 - Elsevier
Significant progress in understanding cancer pathogenesis, it remains one of the leading
causes of death after cardiovascular diseases. Similarly viral infections have emerged from …

[HTML][HTML] Proteomic analysis identifies the RNA helicase DDX3X as a host target against SARS-CoV-2 infection

F Ciccosanti, M Di Rienzo, A Romagnoli, F Colavita… - Antiviral research, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 is currently a highly pressing health threat and therapeutic strategies to mitigate
the infection impact are urgently needed. Characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 interactome …

The multifaceted roles of NLRP3-modulating proteins in virus infection

J Harris, NA Borg - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The innate immune response to viruses is critical for the correct establishment of protective
adaptive immunity. Amongst the many pathways involved, the NLRP3 [nucleotide-binding …

DDX3X suppresses the susceptibility of hindbrain lineages to medulloblastoma

DM Patmore, A Jassim, E Nathan, RJ Gilbertson… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Summary DEAD-Box Helicase 3 X-Linked (DDX3X) is frequently mutated in the Wingless
(WNT) and Sonic hedghog (SHH) subtypes of medulloblastoma—the commonest malignant …

A rational designed bioorthogonal surface-enhanced Raman scattering nanoprobe for quantitatively visualizing endogenous hydrogen sulfide in single living cells

Q Zhong, R Zhang, B Yang, T Tian, K Zhang, B Liu - ACS sensors, 2022 - ACS Publications
Understanding the biology of gasotransmitters in living cells is of significance but remains
challenging due to largely a lack of robust molecular probes. Here, we present the facile …

Recent advances in applying G-quadruplex for SARS-CoV-2 targeting and diagnosis: A review

LY Zhai, AM Su, JF Liu, JJ Zhao, XG Xi… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has caused a health care crisis all over the world since the
end of 2019. Although vaccines and neutralizing antibodies have been developed, rapidly …