Abstract：
:The lack of structural information on hepatitis C virus (HCV) surface proteins has so far hampered the development of effective vaccines. Recently, two crystallographic structures have described the core portion (E2c) of E2 surface glycoprotein, the primary mediator of HCV entry. Despite the importance of these studies, the E2 overall structure is still unknown and, most importantly, several biochemical and functional studies are in disagreement with E2c structures. Here, the main literature will be discussed and an alternative disulfide bridge pattern will be proposed, based on unpublished human monoclonal antibody reactivity. A modeling strategy aiming at recapitulating the available structural and functional studies of E2 will also be proposed.
journal_name
Drug Discov Todayjournal_title
Drug discovery todayauthors
Castelli M,Clementi N,Sautto GA,Pfaff J,Kahle KM,Barnes T,Doranz BJ,Dal Peraro M,Clementi M,Burioni R,Mancini Ndoi
10.1016/j.drudis.2014.08.011subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-12-01 00:00:00pages
1964-70issue
12eissn
1359-6446issn
1878-5832pii
S1359-6446(14)00338-9journal_volume
19pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:The popularization of genomic high-throughput technologies is causing a revolution in biomedical research and, particularly, is transforming the field of drug discovery. Systems biology offers a framework to understand the extensive human genetic heterogeneity revealed by genomic sequencing in the context of the netwo...
journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2013.06.003
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2011.01.004
更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2013.07.017
更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/S1359-6446(04)03170-8
更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/S1359-6446(04)03104-6
更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1359-6446(02)02463-7
更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2009.04.001
更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/S1359-6446(03)02971-4
更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2016.02.010
更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2017.05.002
更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2013.02.010
更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2015.01.008
更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/S1359-6446(04)03261-1
更新日期：2004-11-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2018.01.029
更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2013.07.009
更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2015.03.005
更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Statins are an established therapeutic modality for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Although they generally exhibit a good efficacy and tolerability profile, their reputation has been tarnished as a result of reports of myotoxicity and, more recently, observations of proteinuria. The increased incidence of prot...
journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2006.03.017
更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2016.04.005
更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1359-6446(02)02433-9
更新日期：2002-09-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/S1359-6446(04)03244-1
更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2007.10.014
更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2019.09.022
更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1359-6446(03)02655-2
更新日期：2003-04-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2014.10.001
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Bacterial genomics has revealed a plethora of previously unknown targets of potential use in the discovery of novel antibacterial drugs. However, so far little has emerged from this approach. Peptide deformylase is an interesting target that was discovered more than 30 years ago, but was not exploited until recently. ...
journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1359-6446(01)01925-0
更新日期：2001-09-15 00:00:00
abstract：:Monitor provides an insight into the latest developments in drug discovery through brief synopses of recent presentations and publications together with expert commentaries on the latest technologies. There are two sections: Molecules summarizes the chemistry and the pharmacological significance and biological relevan...
journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1359-6446(00)01566-x
更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2009.04.004
更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Our understanding of the detailed recognition and processing of clinically useful therapeutic agents has grown rapidly in recent years, and we are now able to begin to apply this knowledge to the rational treatment of disease. Mammalian carboxylesterases (CEs) are enzymes with broad substrate specificities that have k...
journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/S1359-6446(05)03383-0
更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:DNA methylation is an epigenetic change that results in the addition of a methyl group at the carbon-5 position of cytosine residues. The process is mediated by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), a family of enzymes for which inhibition is a promising strategy for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Here, we revi...
journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2011.02.003
更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00
