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Blocking rhinovirus infection by inhibiting a cell enzyme

7 June 2018 by Vincent Racaniello

N-terminal myristoylation
N-terminal myristoylation. An amide bond links myristate to an N-terminal glycine in the myristoylation site consensus sequence.

The common cold is an infection of the upper respiratory tract that may be caused by many different viruses, but most frequently by rhinoviruses. A compound that inhibits a cell enzyme and blocks rhinovirus replication has the potential to be developed into an antiviral drug (link to paper).

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