Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Science. 2012 Jun 8;336(6086):1274. doi: 10.1126/science.1218713. Epub 2012 Mar 1.
Enterovirus 71 is a picornavirus associated with fatal neurological illness in infants and young children. Here, we report the crystal structure of enterovirus 71 and show that, unlike in other enteroviruses, the "pocket factor," a small molecule that stabilizes the virus, is partly exposed on the floor of the "canyon." Thus, the structure of antiviral compounds may require a hydrophilic head group designed to interact with residues at the entrance of the pocket.
肠道病毒 71 型是一种小 RNA 病毒,与婴幼儿致命性神经疾病有关。在此,我们报道了肠道病毒 71 型的晶体结构,并表明与其他肠道病毒不同,“口袋因子”(一种稳定病毒的小分子)部分暴露在“峡谷”底部。因此,抗病毒化合物的结构可能需要一个亲水的头部基团,以与口袋入口处的残基相互作用。