[HTML][HTML] Green tea catechins inhibit the endonuclease activity of influenza A virus RNA polymerase

T Kuzuhara, Y Iwai, H Takahashi, D Hatakeyama… - PLoS …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The influenza A RNA polymerase possesses endonuclease activity to digest the host mRNA.
Thus this endonuclease domain can be a target of anti-influenza A virus drug. Here we …

The fight against the influenza A virus H1N1: synthesis, molecular modeling, and biological evaluation of benzofurazan derivatives as viral RNA polymerase inhibitors

M Pagano, D Castagnolo, M Bernardini… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The influenza RNA polymerase complex, which consists of the three subunits PA, PB1, and
PB2, is a promising target for the development of new antiviral drugs. A large library of …

Advances in the structure-based design of the influenza A neuraminidase inhibitors

PM Mitrasinovic - Current Drug Targets, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Since 2003, highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza viruses have been the cause of large-scale
death in poultry and the subsequent infection and death of over 140 humans. At present …

A broad anti-influenza hybrid small molecule that potently disrupts the interaction of polymerase acidic protein–basic protein 1 (PA-PB1) subunits

S Massari, G Nannetti, J Desantis… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In continuing our efforts to identify small molecules able to disrupt the interaction of the
polymerase acidic protein–basic protein 1 (PA–PB1) subunits of influenza virus (Flu) RNA …

The novel influenza A virus protein PA-X and its naturally deleted variant show different enzymatic properties in comparison to the viral endonuclease PA

L Bavagnoli, S Cucuzza, G Campanini… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The PA protein of Influenza A virus (IAV) encoded by segment 3 acts as a specialized RNA
endonuclease in the transcription of the viral genome. The same genomic segment encodes …

Influenza nucleoprotein: promising target for antiviral chemotherapy

C Cianci, SW Gerritz, C Deminie… - Antiviral Chemistry …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
In the search for new anti-influenza agents, the viral polymerase has often been targeted
due to the involvement of multiple conserved proteins and their distinct activities …

Structure and function of influenza polymerase

JM Wandzik, T Kouba… - Cold Spring …, 2021 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Influenza polymerase (FluPol) plays a key role in the viral infection cycle by transcribing and
replicating the viral genome. FluPol is a multifunctional, heterotrimeric enzyme with cap …

The replication activity of influenza virus polymerase is linked to the capacity of the PA subunit to induce proteolysis

B Perales, JJ Sanz-Ezquerro, P Gastaminza… - Journal of …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
The PA subunit of the influenza virus polymerase complex is a phosphorylated protein that
induces a proteolytic process that decreases its own accumulation levels and those of …

Investigation of the salicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone scaffold for inhibition of influenza virus PA endonuclease

D Rogolino, A Bacchi, L De Luca, G Rispoli… - JBIC Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
The influenza virus PA endonuclease is an attractive target for the development of novel anti-
influenza virus therapeutics, which are urgently needed because of the emergence of drug …

Influenza polymerase inhibitors: mechanisms of action and resistance

E Takashita - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2021 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The influenza virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase is highly conserved among influenza
A, B, C, and D viruses. It comprises three subunits: polymerase basic protein 1 (PB1) …