Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Structure of the NS2B-NS3 protease from Zika virus after self-cleavage

  • Wint Wint Phoo,
  • Yan Li,
  • Zhenzhen Zhang,
  • Michelle Yueqi Lee,
  • Ying Ru Loh,
  • Yaw Bia Tan,
  • Elizabeth Yihui Ng,
  • Julien Lescar,
  • CongBao Kang,
  • Dahai Luo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13410
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The proteases of flaviviruses are promising targets for development of specific antiviral drugs. Here, the authors report a high resolution crystal structure of the NS2B-NS3 protease of Zika virus that provides insight into substrate and inhibitor binding.