Viral Nuclease Inhibitors: Small molecule disruptors of the UL12 alkaline nuclease display broad anti-herpes virus activity

Nidhi Sharma, Xiaoyun Xie, Renata Szczepaniak, Chitra Rani, Sheida Khojasteh Khosro, Jolanta Krucinska, Xiaoling Chen, Dung Do, Lee Wright, Dennis Wright, Sandra Weller

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1014531
Published: 2026-08-17
Container: PLOS Pathogens
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.ppat.1014531,
  title = {Viral Nuclease Inhibitors: Small molecule disruptors of the UL12 alkaline nuclease display broad anti-herpes virus activity},
  author = {Nidhi Sharma and Xiaoyun Xie and Renata Szczepaniak and Chitra Rani and Sheida Khojasteh Khosro and Jolanta Krucinska and Xiaoling Chen and Dung Do and Lee Wright and Dennis Wright and Sandra Weller},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Pathogens},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.ppat.1014531},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014531}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Viral Nuclease Inhibitors: Small molecule disruptors of the UL12 alkaline nuclease display broad anti-herpes virus activity
AU  - Nidhi Sharma
AU  - Xiaoyun Xie
AU  - Renata Szczepaniak
AU  - Chitra Rani
AU  - Sheida Khojasteh Khosro
AU  - Jolanta Krucinska
AU  - Xiaoling Chen
AU  - Dung Do
AU  - Lee Wright
AU  - Dennis Wright
AU  - Sandra Weller
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Pathogens
DO  - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1014531
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014531
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Sharma, N., Xie, X., Szczepaniak, R., Rani, C., Khosro, S. K., Krucinska, J., Chen, X., Do, D., Wright, L., Wright, D., & Weller, S. (2026). Viral Nuclease Inhibitors: Small molecule disruptors of the UL12 alkaline nuclease display broad anti-herpes virus activity. PLOS Pathogens. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1014531

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