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MSU researchers seek to better understand a viral mechanism shared between influenza and HIV (opens in a new tab)
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MSU researchers seek to better understand a viral mechanism shared between influenza and HIV
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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedMichigan State University researchers are using a new NIH grant to better understand a viral mechanism shared between influenza and HIV.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe research targets viral fusion, the process by which a virus and host-cell membrane join so the virus can enter the cell and replicate.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe work could help develop effective vaccines for both diseases, as well as new antivirals, including vaccines that might work against multiple influenza subtypes for several years and a broadly effective HIV vaccine.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedProfessor David Weliky is leading the ongoing project, which uses nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to develop an integrated model of viral fusion and collect new data.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedTahmina Khatun said the group is addressing the question of which forms of viral proteins drive each stage of membrane fusion.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref · 15 candidate papers
Deadbolt Drug Discovery: Locking the Door to Class 1 Viral Entry by Small Molecules.
ACS Infectious Diseases · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Conformational Flexibility and Strand Arrangements of the Membrane-Associated HIV Fusion Peptide Trimer Probed by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy
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Research and Development of Small Molecule Fusion Inhibitors Against Viruses.
Current Medicinal Chemistry · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Membrane structure and fusion-triggering conformational change of the fusion domain from influenza hemagglutinin.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature · 2001 · Crossref
Dynamic regulatory mechanism of cholesterol 25-hydroxylase-mediated antiviral response in RNA virus infections.
2026 · Europe PMC
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