The flavivirus NS2B–NS3 protease–helicase as a target for antiviral drug development

D Luo, SG Vasudevan, J Lescar - Antiviral research, 2015 - Elsevier
The flavivirus NS3 protein is associated with the endoplasmic reticulum membrane via its
close interaction with the central hydrophilic region of the NS2B integral membrane protein …

Anti-dengue therapeutic potential of Tinospora cordifolia and its bioactives

N Singh, SS Yadav - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Dengue is one of the most prevalent mosquito-borne viral
infections. Moreover, due to the absence of appropriate curative and preventive measures …

Existing drugs as broad-spectrum and potent inhibitors for Zika virus by targeting NS2B-NS3 interaction

Z Li, M Brecher, YQ Deng, J Zhang, S Sakamuru, B Liu… - Cell research, 2017 - nature.com
Recent outbreaks of Zika virus (ZIKV) highlight an urgent need for therapeutics. The
protease complex NS2B-NS3 plays essential roles during flaviviral polyprotein processing …

Biochemistry and medicinal chemistry of the dengue virus protease

C Nitsche, S Holloway, T Schirmeister… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Dengue virus is the pathogenic principle behind several medical conditions. The most
common disease caused by this virus is dengue fever, characterized by high fever and flu …

Molecular pathogenesis of Japanese encephalitis and possible therapeutic strategies

S Kumar, A Verma, P Yadav, SK Dubey, EI Azhar… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a single-stranded, enveloped RNA virus, is a health
concern across Asian countries, associated with severe neurological disorders, especially in …

Allosteric inhibition of the NS2B-NS3 protease from dengue virus

M Yildiz, S Ghosh, JA Bell, W Sherman… - ACS chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Dengue virus is the flavivirus that causes dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic disease, and
dengue shock syndrome, which are currently increasing in incidence worldwide. Dengue …

Antiviral agents against flavivirus protease: prospect and future direction

SK Samrat, J Xu, Z Li, J Zhou, H Li - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Flaviviruses cause a significant amount of mortality and morbidity, especially in regions
where they are endemic. A recent example is the outbreak of Zika virus throughout the …

An in-silico investigation of phytochemicals as antiviral agents against dengue fever

CN Powers, WN Setzer - Combinatorial chemistry & high …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
A virtual screening analysis of our library of phytochemical structures with dengue virus
protein targets has been carried out using a molecular docking approach. A total of 2194 …

Binding of low molecular weight inhibitors promotes large conformational changes in the dengue virus NS2B-NS3 protease: fold analysis by pseudocontact shifts

L De La Cruz, THD Nguyen, K Ozawa… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The two-component dengue virus NS2B-NS3 protease (DEN NS2B-NS3pro) is an
established drug target, but inhibitor design is hampered by the lack of a crystal structure of …

Characterization of pH-induced conformational changes in recombinant DENV NS2B-NS3pro

M Hisamuddin, I Rizvi, A Malik, F Nabi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing frequency of Dengue is a cause of severe epidemics and therefore demands
strategies for effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. DENV-protease is being …