Finding Paves Way for New Antiviral Therapies

Viruses that cause infection undergo a change in the DNA structure from rigid crystalline structure into a fluid-like structure. This change in the DNA structure facilitates infection. The findings, published in iNature Chemical Biology/i and the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i (iPNAS/i), provide a promising new target for antiviral therapies. Most antiviral drugs work by deactivating viral proteins, but viruses often evolve and ...