An amantadine-sensitive chimeric BM2 ion channel of influenza B virus has implications for the mechanism of drug inhibition

Y Ohigashi, C Ma, X Jing, V Balannick… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
… proteins that form proton-selective ion channels. Influenza A virus A/M2 channel is the
target of the antiviral drug amantadine (and its methyl derivative rimantadine), whereas BM2 …

[HTML][HTML] The minimalist architectures of viroporins and their therapeutic implications

B OuYang, JJ Chou - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2014 - Elsevier
… very low sequence homology with the ion channels from prokaryotes and … channel proteins
can be inhibited, and thus alluded to new opportunities of using viroporins as antiviral targets. …

[HTML][HTML] Progress of small molecular inhibitors in the development of anti-influenza virus agents

X Wu, X Wu, Q Sun, C Zhang, SY Yang, L Li, Z Jia - Theranostics, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… This paper reviews the progress of small molecular inhibitors act as antiviral … M2 ion channel
protein inhibitors etc. Moreover, we also summarize new, recently reported potential targets

Cryo-EM structure of the SARS-CoV-2 3a ion channel in lipid nanodiscs

DM Kern, B Sorum, SS Mali, CM Hoel, S Sridharan… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
… High-resolution structures of these targets, some in complex … Expanding our knowledge of
SARS-CoV-2 target proteins … The SARS-CoV-2 genome encodes three putative ion channels (…

Modulation of influenza virus replication by alteration of sodium ion transport and protein kinase C activity

HH Hoffmann, P Palese, ML Shaw - Antiviral research, 2008 - Elsevier
… virus replication and both may serve as targets for antiviral drugs. Furthermore, we raise the
… the viral ion channel. There is no evidence that the influenza virus M2 ion channel activity is …

[HTML][HTML] Porous gold nanoparticles for attenuating infectivity of influenza A virus

J Kim, M Yeom, T Lee, HO Kim, W Na, A Kang… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
antiviral agents for IV have been developed to control IV pandemics by blocking two different
targets: matrix protein 2 (M2) ion channel … HA disulfide bonds as an antiviral target herein. …

Influenza viruses: basic biology and potential drug targets

CF Basler - … -Drug Targets (Formerly Current Drug Targets …, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
antiviral drugs approved to treat influenza virus infections are currently limited to two targets,
the viral neuraminidase and the viral ion channelantiviral strategies targeting these viruses. …

[HTML][HTML] Biologically active compounds from marine organisms in the strategies for combating coronaviruses

TS Zaporozhets, NN Besednova - AIMS microbiology, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… The life cycle of a virus presents many potential targets for antiviraltarget-specific compounds
in viral infections. One of the mechanisms is associated with the inhibition of ion channels

[HTML][HTML] Antivirals for COVID-19: a critical review

A Frediansyah, R Tiwari, K Sharun, K Dhama… - … and global health, 2021 - Elsevier
target of antiviral drugs is to block the viral replication cycle at any of these stages. Currently,
there are more than eighty antiviral … is crucial in forming ion channels in host cell membranes…

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral agents active against influenza A viruses

E De Clercq - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2006 - nature.com
ion channel could be effectively inhibited by amantadine and rimantadine. This indicates that
current antiviral … to the fact that ribavirin's main target of antiviral action is a cellular enzyme: …