Suramin inhibits chikungunya virus entry and transmission

• Main Authors: Ho Y.-J., Wang Y.-M., Lu J.-W., Wu T.-Y., Lin L.-I., Kuo S.-C., Lin C.-C.
• Other Authors: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: suramin; virus glycoprotein; virus protein; virus RNA; antivirus agent; virus envelope protein; animal cell; animal experiment; antiviral activity; Article; Chikungunya virus; concentration response; controlled study; cytopathogenic effect; drug structure; embryo; molecular docking; nonhuman; quantitative analysis; reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; virus attachment; virus entry; virus release; virus strain; virus transmission; Western blotting; animal; cell line; chemical structure; chemistry; chikungunya; conformation; drug effects; metabolism; physiology; viral plaque assay; virology; Animals; Antiviral Agents; Cell Line; Chikungunya Fever; Models, Molecular; Molecular Conformation; Suramin; Viral Envelope Proteins; Viral Plaque Assay; Virus Internalization; Virus Release
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161496
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0133511