Lassa Fever Virus Protein (IMAGE)

Scripps Research Institute

Lassa Fever Virus Protein

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Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have determined the atomic structure of a protein that the Lassa fever virus uses to make copies of itself within infected cells. This surface representation of the nucleoprotein shows the RNA bound in between the two sub-domains, highlighting, in particular, a deep pocket that could be a prime target for antivirals.

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Photo courtesy of the Ollmann Saphire lab, The Scripps Research Institute.

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