Antivirals against the Chikungunya virus

V Battisti, E Urban, T Langer - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that has re-emerged in
recent decades, causing large-scale epidemics in many parts of the world. CHIKV infection …

The enzymatic activity of the nsp14 exoribonuclease is critical for replication of MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2

NS Ogando, JC Zevenhoven-Dobbe… - Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Coronaviruses (CoVs) stand out for their large RNA genome and complex RNA-synthesizing
machinery comprising 16 nonstructural proteins (nsps). The bifunctional nsp14 contains 3 …

Alphavirus RNA replication in vertebrate cells

T Ahola, G McInerney, A Merits - Advances in virus research, 2021 - Elsevier
Alphaviruses are positive-strand RNA viruses, typically transmitted by mosquitoes between
vertebrate hosts. They encode four essential replication proteins, the non-structural proteins …

Suramin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection in cell culture by interfering with early steps of the replication cycle

C Salgado-Benvindo, M Thaler, A Tas… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic that
originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 has impacted public health, society, the …

Chemical biology and medicinal chemistry of RNA methyltransferases

TR Fischer, L Meidner, M Schwickert… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
RNA methyltransferases (MTases) are ubiquitous enzymes whose hitherto low profile in
medicinal chemistry, contrasts with the surging interest in RNA methylation, the arguably …

Current status of chikungunya in India

… Consortia (TRC) for Chikungunya Virus in … - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is an arbovirus disease caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV),
an alphavirus of Togaviridae family. Transmission follows a human-mosquito-human cycle …

Molecular basis of specific viral RNA recognition and 5′-end capping by the Chikungunya virus nsP1

K Zhang, MCY Law, TM Nguyen, YB Tan, M Wirawan… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Many viruses encode RNA-modifying enzymes to edit the 5′ end of viral RNA to mimic the
cellular mRNA for effective protein translation, genome replication, and evasion of the host …

Small-molecule inhibitors of chikungunya virus: mechanisms of action and antiviral drug resistance

K Kovacikova, MJ van Hemert - Antimicrobial Agents and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that has spread to more
than 60 countries worldwide. CHIKV infection leads to a febrile illness known as …

Suramin inhibits chikungunya virus replication by interacting with virions and blocking the early steps of infection

IC Albulescu, L White-Scholten, A Tas, TE Hoornweg… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that can cause a
debilitating disease that is primarily characterized by persistent joint pain. CHIKV has been …

Impact of changes in human airway epithelial cellular composition and differentiation on SARS-CoV-2 infection biology

M Thaler, Y Wang, AM van der Does, A Faiz… - Journal of Innate …, 2023 - karger.com
The consequences of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) can range from asymptomatic to fatal disease. Variations in epithelial susceptibility to …