Structural analysis of monomeric RNA- dependent polymerases: Evolutionary and therapeutic implications

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Jácome, Rodrigo ^a   Becerra, Arturo ^a   De León, Samuel Ponce ^b   Lazcano, Antonio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c EL COLEGIO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINCIDOFOVIR; FAVIPIRAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EBOLAVIRUS; MONONEGAVIRALES; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

EID: 84946962543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139001     Document Type: Article

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