title: Recent advances in computational studies on influenza a virus M2 proton channel.
abstract: The matrix protein 2 of the influenza A virus (M2 or AM2) is one of the important components of the viral membrane. This protein can form a proton channel in the viral envelope. Owing to its ability to regulate the surrounding pH in endosome, this protein is an attractive target for drug design against influenza A virus. In this minireview, we summarized the current progresses in computational approaches for studying the M2 proton channel. The attention is focused on how protons are conducted through the M2 channel, and how adamantane-based drugs inhibit the channel, as well as how the drug resistance occurs, in hope to further stimulate the in-depth studies of this important area, both experimentally and theoretically.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. jfwang8113@sjtu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Jing-Fang
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kuo-Chen
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024882:Drug Resistance, Viral; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000086082:Viroporin Proteins
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007473:Ion Channels; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins; C488937:M2 protein, Influenza A virus; D000086082:Viroporin Proteins