The RNA template channel of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase as a target for development of antiviral therapy of multiple genera within a virus family.

The genus Enterovirus of the family Picornaviridae contains many important human pathogens (e.g., poliovirus, coxsackievirus, rhinovirus, and enterovirus 71) for which no antiviral drugs are available. The viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase is an attractive target for antiviral therapy. Nucleoside-b...

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Main Authors: Lonneke van der Linden, Laia Vives-Adrián, Barbara Selisko, Cristina Ferrer-Orta, Xinran Liu, Kjerstin Lanke, Rachel Ulferts, Armando M De Palma, Federica Tanchis, Nesya Goris, David Lefebvre, Kris De Clercq, Pieter Leyssen, Céline Lacroix, Gerhard Pürstinger, Bruno Coutard, Bruno Canard, David D Boehr, Jamie J Arnold, Craig E Cameron, Nuria Verdaguer, Johan Neyts, Frank J M van Kuppeveld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004733