Molecular modeling and simulation studies of SELEX-derived high-affinity DNA aptamers to the Ebola virus nucleoprotein

DR Martin, AT Mutombwera, AM Madiehe… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Ebola viral disease (EVD) is a highly infectious and potentially fatal illness with a case
fatality rate ranging from 25% to 90%. To effectively control its spread, there is a need for …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of a small molecule inhibitor of Ebola virus genome replication and transcription using in silico screening

V Easton, M McPhillie, I Garcia-Dorival, JN Barr… - Antiviral research, 2018 - Elsevier
Ebola virus (EBOV) causes a severe haemorrhagic fever in humans and has a mortality rate
over 50%. With no licensed drug treatments available, EBOV poses a significant threat …

Molecular architecture of the nucleoprotein C-terminal domain from the Ebola and Marburg viruses

LE Baker, JF Ellena, KB Handing… - … Section D: Structural …, 2016 - journals.iucr.org
The Filoviridae family of negative-sense, single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses is comprised
of two species of Marburgvirus (MARV and RAVV) and five species of Ebolavirus, ie Zaire …

[HTML][HTML] Ebola Virus NP Binding to Host Protein Phosphatase-1 Regulates Capsid Formation

A Ahmad, B Tigabu, A Ivanov, M Jerebtsova… - Research …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Ebola virus (EBOV) transcriptional regulation involves host protein phosphatases PP1
and PP2A, which dephosphorylate the transcriptional cofactor of EBOV polymerase VP30 …

A polyamide inhibits replication of vesicular stomatitis virus by targeting RNA in the nucleocapsid

RH Gumpper, W Li, CH Castañeda, MJ Scuderi… - Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Polyamides have been shown to bind double-stranded DNA by complementing the
curvature of the minor groove and forming various hydrogen bonds with DNA. Several …

Structural insights into the interactions between Lloviu virus VP30 and nucleoprotein

W Sun, F Luan, J Wang, L Ma, X Li, G Yang… - Biochemical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The family Filoviridae comprises many notorious viruses, such as Ebola virus (EBOV) and
Marburg virus (MARV), that can infect humans and nonhuman primates. Lloviu virus (LLOV) …

Predictive and comparative analysis of Ebolavirus proteins

Q Cong, J Pei, NV Grishin - Cell Cycle, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Ebolavirus is the pathogen for Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EHF). This disease exhibits a high
fatality rate and has recently reached a historically epidemic proportion in West Africa. Out of …

In vitro assembly of Ebola virus nucleocapsid-like complex expressed in E. coli

R Peng, T Zhu, BO Oladejo, AM Musyoki, Y Cui… - Protein & …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Ebola virus (EBOV) harbors an RNA genome encapsidated by nucleoprotein (NP) along
with other viral proteins to form a nucleocapsid complex. Previous Cryo-eletron tomography …

A conformational switch balances viral RNA accessibility and protection in a nucleocapsid ring model

DA Paggi, SA Esperante, M Salgueiro… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
Virus from the Mononegavirales order share common features ranging from virion structure
arrangement to mechanisms of replication and transcription. One of them is the way the …

Structural basis of Ebola virus nucleocapsid assembly and functions

Y Fujita-Fujiharu, S Hu, A Hirabayashi, Y Takamatsu… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The Ebola virus, a member of the Filoviridae family, causes severe hemorrhagic fever in
humans. Filamentous virions contain a helical nucleocapsid responsible for genome …