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CongBao Kang

Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchORCID 0000-0002-9886-9374Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Dahai LuoiD· 2 shared Yaw Bia TaniD· 2 shared Andres MeritsiD· 1 shared Brian S. AlejandroiD· 1 shared CG Teo· 1 shared Che Shin Chew· 1 shared Donghoon ChungiD· 1 shared Eunjung Kim· 1 shared

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Discovery of a potent anti-Zika virus benzamide series targeting the viral protein NS4B

Donghoon Chung, Yuka Otsuka, Eunjung Kim, Sultan Ullah, Nicole M. Kennedy, Khac Huy Ngo, Jinjoo Kang, Reece Tomlinson, Brian S. Alejandro, Koji Barnaby, Jeffrey Miller, Justin Shumate, CG Teo, Yaw Bia Tan, Che Shin Chew, , Thomas D. Bannister

This paper identifies potent benzamide compounds against Zika virus by targeting NS4B, showing superior potency and novel resistance mutation patterns compared to existing treatments.

PLoS Pathogens · Apr 3, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Crystal structures of alphavirus nonstructural protein 4 (nsP4) reveal an intrinsically dynamic RNA-dependent RNA polymerase fold.

Yaw Bia Tan, Laura Sandra Lello, Xin Liu, Yee-Song Law, CongBao Kang, Julien Lescar, Jie Zheng, Andres Merits, Dahai Luo

The paper reports crystal structures of alphavirus nsP4 RNA polymerase domains and identifies dynamic regions critical for RNA replication.

Nucleic Acids Research · Dec 23, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology