New binding site conformations of the dengue virus NS3 protease accessed by molecular dynamics simulation.

Dengue fever is caused by four distinct serotypes of the dengue virus (DENV1-4), and is estimated to affect over 500 million people every year. Presently, there are no vaccines or antiviral treatments for this disease. Among the possible targets to fight dengue fever is the viral NS3 protease (NS3PR...

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Main Authors: Hugo de Almeida, Izabela M D Bastos, Bergmann M Ribeiro, Bernard Maigret, Jaime M Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3749139?pdf=render