Structural and Mutagenic Analysis of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus 3C Protease Reveals the Role of the {Beta}-Ribbon in Proteolysis.
Sweeney, T.R., Roque-Rosell, N., Birtley, J.R., Leatherbarrow, R.J., Curry, S.(2007) J Virol 81: 115
- PubMed: 17065215 
- DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01587-06
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2J92 - PubMed Abstract: 
The 3C protease (3C(pro)) from foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), the causative agent of a widespread and economically devastating disease of domestic livestock, is a potential target for antiviral drug design. We have determined the structure of a new crystal form of FMDV 3C(pro), a chymotrypsin-like cysteine protease, which reveals features that are important for catalytic activity ...