Reverse engineering synthetic antiviral amyloids

Reverse engineering synthetic antiviral amyloids

Some human amyloid proteins have been shown to interact with viral proteins, suggesting that they may have potential as therapeutic agents. Here the authors design synthetic amyloids specific for influenza A and Zika virus proteins, respectively, and show that they can inhibit viral replication.

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Main Authors: Emiel Michiels, Kenny Roose, Rodrigo Gallardo, Ladan Khodaparast, Laleh Khodaparast, Rob van der Kant, Maxime Siemons, Bert Houben, Meine Ramakers, Hannah Wilkinson, Patricia Guerreiro, Nikolaos Louros, Suzanne J. F. Kaptein, Lorena Itatí Ibañez, Anouk Smet, Pieter Baatsen, Shu Liu, Ina Vorberg, Guy Bormans, Johan Neyts, Xavier Saelens, Frederic Rousseau, Joost Schymkowitz
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ffcec336575043bba6212cbf4b6b3b72
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