研究方向
三、新型抗病毒药物研究
Manipulate a Broad Range of Virus-Host Fusion by Triterpenoids: Is the Time Up for Viral Entry Inhibitors from Nature?
Pentacyclic triterpenes are a large class of secondary plant metabolites with a variety of pharmacological activities, including antiviral, etc. Our findings provided the mechanistic insights into the triterpenoid-HR2 complex as a common switch for modulating syncytium formation, thus blocking virus-host fusion. These studies complemented our understanding of the evolutionary function of triterpenoids in nature.
From 2013-2018, a total of 26 related papers, including Sci Adv, Biomaterials, J Med Chem, Eur J Med Chem and Med Res Rev, have been published.
