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SUBMITTER: Zeng G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2655353 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zeng Gang G Bueno Marta M Camachos Carlos J CJ Ramaswami Bala B Luo Chunqing C Randhawa Parmjeet P
Antiviral research 20081211 2
BK virus large T antigen (LTA) is a hexameric protein with a helicase activity that is powered by ATP hydrolysis. A mutant virus with Lys420Ala, Arg421Ala, and Asp504Ala mutations at the ATP binding sites showed marked reduction in viral fitness. This observation indicates that high throughput screening for ATPase inhibitors will be valid strategy to discover anti-BKV drugs. Pilot screening of 300 compounds from the Tim Tec ActiTarg K library identified a compound, STO18584, with selectivity ind ...[more]