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Concanamycin A antibiotic that targets Nef protein could cure HIV – Drug Target Review
Researchers revealed that the antibiotic concanamycin A targets a protein called Nef, allowing the immune system to destroy HIV in cells.
Posted: 11 September 2020 | Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) | No comments yet
Researchers have revealed that the antibiotic concanamycin A targets a protein called Nef, allowing the immune system to destroy HIV in cells.
A team has discovered a potential way to kill HIV, by targeting a protein called Nef. The researchers screened thousands of compounds to reveal a lead drug molecule that targets this protein.
Previously, Dr Kathleen Collins, a professor of internal medicine and microbiolo…
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