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Last published 2022
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Binyam Belachew

Researcher

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4 h-index 6 pubs 106 cited

  • Humans
  • Drug Design
  • COVID-19
  • Virus Replication
  • Hepacivirus
  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Hepatitis C
  • Liver Neoplasms
  • DNA Helicases
  • DNA, Single-Stranded
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • DEAD-box RNA Helicases
  • Binding, Competitive

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Binyam Belachew's research focuses on molecular mechanisms underlying viral replication and host-pathogen interactions, with a particular emphasis on RNA helicases. His work investigates the role of these enzymes in viral propagation within human hosts. Belachew has published on the function of RNA helicases in human viruses and the specific activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) nonstructural protein NS3 in unfolding viral RNA structures. He has also explored the alignment of helicases on single-stranded DNA and its effect on activity. Belachew collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Kevin D. Raney, Jun Gao, and Alicia K. Byrd, contributing to a shared body of work in virology and molecular biology.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 6
  • Citations: 106

Selected Publications

  • Hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein NS3 unfolds viral G-quadruplex RNA structures (2022)
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Alignment of helicases on single-stranded DNA increases activity (2022)
    Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • RNA helicases required for viral propagation in humans (2021)
    ˜The œEnzymes 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives as inhibitors of RET: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation (2020)
    European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 29 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Discovery of SP-96, the first non-ATP-competitive Aurora Kinase B inhibitor, for reduced myelosuppression (2020)
    European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 41 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Function and Mechanism of Hepatitis C Virus Non‐structural Protein 3 (HCV NS3) Unfolding of Viral G‐quadruplex RNA Structures (2019)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex

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