Toward the Identification of Natural Antiviral Drug Candidates against Merkel Cell Polyomavirus: Computational Drug Design Approaches

Toward the Identification of Natural Antiviral Drug Candidates against Merkel Cell Polyomavirus: Computational Drug Design Approaches

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare form of aggressive skin cancer mainly caused by Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV). Most MCC tumors express MCPyV large T (LT) antigens and play an important role in the growth-promoting activities of oncoproteins. Truncated LT promotes tumorigenicity as well as h...

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Main Authors: Amer H. Asseri, Md. Jahidul Alam, Faisal Alzahrani, Ahmed Khames, Mohammad Turhan Pathan, Mohammed A. S. Abourehab, Salman Hosawi, Rubaiat Ahmed, Sifat Ara Sultana, Nazia Fairooz Alam, Nafee-Ul Alam, Rahat Alam, Abdus Samad, Sushil Pokhrel, Jin Kyu Kim, Foysal Ahammad, Bonglee Kim, Shing Cheng Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:
Merkel cell polyomavirus
Merkel cell carcinomas
drug design
molecular docking
ADMET
MD simulation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/15/5/501

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