Structural basis of paramyxo-and pneumovirus polymerase inhibition by non-nucleoside small-molecule antivirals

JD Wolf, MR Sirrine, RM Cox… - Antimicrobial Agents and …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Small-molecule antivirals can be used as chemical probes to stabilize transitory
conformational stages of viral target proteins, facilitating structural analyses. Here, we …

How does the polymerase of non-segmented negative strand RNA viruses commit to transcription or genome replication?

VA Kleiner, R Fearns - Journal of Virology, 2024 - journals.asm.org
The Mononegavirales, or non-segmented negative-sense RNA viruses (nsNSVs), includes
significant human pathogens, such as respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus …

Structure of the Nipah virus polymerase phosphoprotein complex

G Yang, D Wang, B Liu - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Nipah virus (NiV), a member of the Paramyxoviridae family, is notorious for its
high fatality rate in humans. The RNA polymerase machinery of NiV, comprising the large …

Structural and functional analysis of the Nipah virus polymerase complex

S Hu, H Kim, P Yang, Z Yu, B Ludeke, S Mobilia, J Pan… - Cell, 2025 - cell.com
Nipah virus (NiV) is a bat-borne, zoonotic RNA virus that is highly pathogenic in humans.
The NiV polymerase, which mediates viral genome replication and mRNA transcription, is a …

Cryo-EM structure of Nipah virus RNA polymerase complex

Y Wang, L Zhao, Y Zhang, Y Wang, J Tang, S Liu… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Nipah virus, a member of the Paramyxoviridae family, is a highly pathogenic nonsegmented,
negative-sense RNA virus (nsNSV) which causes severe neurological and respiratory …

Structural basis for dimerization of a paramyxovirus polymerase complex

J Xie, M Ouizougun-Oubari, L Wang, G Zhai… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The transcription and replication processes of non-segmented, negative-strand RNA viruses
(nsNSVs) are catalyzed by a multi-functional polymerase complex composed of the large …

Structure of the Nipah virus polymerase complex

E Balıkçı, F Günl, L Carrique, JR Keown, E Fodor… - The EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Nipah virus is a highly virulent zoonotic paramyxovirus causing severe respiratory and
neurological disease. Despite its lethality, there is no approved treatment for Nipah virus …

Structure-Based Discovery of Allosteric Inhibitors Targeting a New Druggable Site in the Respiratory Syncytial Virus Polymerase

AK Oraby, L Bilawchuk, FG West, DJ Marchant - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe lower respiratory infections for
which effective treatment options remain limited. Herein, we employed a computational …

Small Molecule Drugs Targeting Viral Polymerases

D Palazzotti, M Sguilla, G Manfroni, V Cecchetti… - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Small molecules that specifically target viral polymerases—crucial enzymes governing viral
genome transcription and replication—play a pivotal role in combating viral infections …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of distinct genotypes in circulating RSV A strains based on variants on the virus replication-associated genes

AO Musa, SR Faber, K Forrest, KP Smith, S Sengupta… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Respiratory syncytial virus is a common cause of respiratory infection that often leads to
hospitalization of infected younger children and older adults. RSV is classified into two …