Possible Target Against Enterovirus Revealed (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Possible Target Against Enterovirus Revealed (2 of 2)

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This image shows a three-dimensional organization of EV-D68 bound to pleconaril, an antiviral compound against the original isolate of the EV-D68 virus. The C alpha atom backbone of the viral proteins 1, 2 and 3 are colored in blue, red and green, respectively. The bound pleconaril molecules are shown in orange and decorated with a black edge. This material relates to papers that appeared in the Jan. 2, 2015 issue of Science, published by AAAS.

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[Credit: Yue Liu & Michael G. Rossmann, Purdue University]

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