New Smallpox Protein Structure Could Aid in Drug Design (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

New Smallpox Protein Structure Could Aid in Drug Design

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Three-dimensional rotation view of the smallpox virus topoisomerase enzyme-DNA complex (DNA, yellow; topoisomerase, blue; covalent bond between the topoisomerase and the DNA, pink sphere)

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Kay Perry, Ph.D.; Frederic D. Bushman, Ph.D.; Gregory D. Van Duyne, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Molecular Cell

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