FARNESYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR LONAFARNIB SUPPRESSES RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION BY BLOCKING CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE OF FUSION GLYCOPROTEIN

Farnesyltransferase inhibitor lonafarnib suppresses respiratory syncytial virus infection by blocking conformational change of fusion glycoprotein

Abstract Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in young children and the elderly.There are currently no approved RSV-specific therapeutic small molecules available.Using high-throughput antiviral screening, we identified an oral drug, the prenylation inhibitor lonafarnib, which showed potent inhibition

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Three-Dimensional Conjugate Tooth Surface Design and Contact Analysis of Harmonic Drive with Double-Circular-Arc Tooth Profile

Abstract A three-dimensional conjugate tooth surface design method for Harmonic Drive with a double-circular-arc tooth profile is proposed.The radial deformation function of the flexspline (FS), obtained through Finite Element (FE) analysis, is incorporated into the kinematics model.By analyzing the FS tooth enveloping process, the optimization of

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Determining the Topic Evolution and Sentiment Polarity for Albinism in a Chinese Online Health Community: Machine Learning and Social Network Analysis

BackgroundThere are more than 6000 rare diseases in existence today, with the number of patients with these conditions rapidly increasing.Most research to date has focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and development of orphan drugs, while few studies have examined the topics and GIFT CARD emotions expressed by patients living with rare diseases on

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Generation of disease-specific and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene-corrected iPS cells from a patient with adult progeria Werner syndrome

Adult progeria Werner syndrome (WS), a rare autosomal recessive disorder, is characterized by accelerated aging symptoms after puberty.The causative gene, WRN, is a member of the RecQ DNA helicase family and is predominantly involved in Brakes DNA replication, repair, and telomere maintenance.Here, we report the generation of iPS cells from a patie

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