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 …

RNA helicase DDX3: a double-edged sword for viral replication and immune signaling

T Hernández-Díaz, F Valiente-Echeverría, R Soto-Rifo - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
DDX3 is a cellular ATP-dependent RNA helicase involved in different aspects of RNA
metabolism ranging from transcription to translation and therefore, DDX3 participates in the …

Proteins from Tenebrio molitor: An interesting functional ingredient and a source of ACE inhibitory peptides

A Brai, CI Trivisani, C Vagaggini, R Stella, R Angeletti… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory potential of the main protein fractions
from Tenebrio molitor larvae (TML) was examined to evaluate their use as a novel …

Targeting DEAD‐box RNA helicases: The emergence of molecular staples

SK Naineni, F Robert, B Nagar… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
RNA helicases constitute a large family of proteins that play critical roles in mediating RNA
function. They have been implicated in all facets of gene expression pathways involving …

Progress towards adjuvant development: focus on antiviral therapy

A Brai, F Poggialini, C Pasqualini, CI Trivisani… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, vaccines have been extraordinary resources to prevent pathogen
diffusion and cancer. Even if they can be formed by a single antigen, the addition of one or …

DExD/H-box helicases in HIV-1 replication and their inhibition

SM Heaton, PR Gorry, NA Borg - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection,
but selection of treatment-refractory variants remains a major challenge. HIV-1 encodes 16 …

Host DDX helicases as possible SARS-CoV-2 proviral factors: a structural overview of their hijacking through multiple viral proteins

F Squeglia, M Romano, A Ruggiero, G Maga… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As intracellular parasites, viruses hijack the host cell metabolic machinery for their
replication. Among other cellular proteins, the DEAD-box (DDX) RNA helicases have been …

Broad‐spectrum flavivirus inhibitors: a medicinal chemistry point of view

T Felicetti, G Manfroni, V Cecchetti… - ChemMedChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Infections by flaviviruses, such as Dengue, West Nile, Yellow Fever and Zika viruses,
represent a growing risk for global health. There are vaccines only for few flaviviruses while …

[HTML][HTML] Piperazine-derived small molecules as potential Flaviviridae NS3 protease inhibitors. In vitro antiviral activity evaluation against Zika and Dengue viruses

M del Rosario García-Lozano, F Dragoni, P Gallego… - Bioorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Since 2011 Direct Acting antivirals (DAAs) drugs targeting different non-structural
(NS) viral proteins (NS3, NS5A or NS5B inhibitors) have been approved for clinical use in …

Targeting host DEAD-box RNA helicase DDX3X for treating viral infections

PT Winnard Jr, F Vesuna, V Raman - Antiviral research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract DDX3X or DDX3, a member of the DEAD (asp, glu, ala, asp) box RNA helicase
family of proteins, is a multifunctional protein, which is usurped by several viruses and is vital …