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[Physorg.com] Protein's tail may be flu virus's achilles heel: The atomic structure of influenza A virus nucleoprotein. Credit: Jane Tao/Rice University Striking new research from Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) has revealed a potential new target that drug makers can use to attack several strains of influenza, including those that cause bird flu as well as the common variety that infects millions each flu season.
[Infectiousdiseases.in] Infectiousdiseases blog » Protein’s tail may be flu virus’s ...: “We know from previous genetic studies that this tail loop is almost identical across strains of influenza A, so drugs that target the tail have a high potential of being effective against multiple strains, including the H5N1 strains. Such new antivirals are especially needed at the moment as some H5N1 viruses are resistant to the flu drug Tamiflu.”
[Nature.com] Avian flu special The flu pandemic: were we ready? : Nature: Fortunately, the US Department of Health and Human Services last year funded Sanofi-Pasteur to test a 'mock' H5N1 vaccine, using antigens from an earlier strain. So we don't need to start the approval procedure from scratch for the pandemic strain.
[Uk.news.yahoo.com] Flu virus shows a twist in the tail - Yahoo! News UK: "We know from previous genetic studies that this tail loop is almost identifical across strains of influenza A, so drugs that target the tail have a high potential of being effective across multiple strains, including the H5N1 strains," a Rice University press release quoted Tao as saying.
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