New Ebola Study Points to Potential Drug Target (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

New Ebola Study Points to Potential Drug Target

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A protein -- shown in red, white and blue -- typically coats the genome of the Ebola virus, providing protection from enzymes that can destroy the virus's genetic material. This protein coat is removed to allow the virus to replicate its genome in infected cells. New research led by Washington University School of Medicine shows that interfering with the removal and the return of the protein coat to the viral genome can kill the Ebola virus, a discovery that opens the door to more effective treatments.

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Amarasinghe lab

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