The Claim

PDTC interferes with proteolytic processing of polyproteins in coxsackievirus B3 and mengovirus via distinct mechanisms: impairing 3CDpro activity and autocleavage in CVB3, and causing accumulation of a precursor protein by impairing cleavage at the 2A-2B junction in mengovirus.

Source: PDTC inhibits picornavirus polyprotein processing and RNA replication by transporting zinc ions into cells.

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In plain English

A chemical called PDTC messes with how two viruses build their parts, but in different ways: for one virus, it stops a key cutting step inside the virus, and for the other, it blocks a different cutting spot so a part doesn't get finished.

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PDTC interferes with proteolytic processing of polyproteins in both coxsackievirus B3 and mengovirus, but through different mechanisms: in CVB3, it impairs 3CDpro activity and autocleavage, while in mengovirus, it causes accumulation of a precursor protein by impairing cleavage at the 2A-2B junction.

What the research says

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  1. Study: PDTC inhibits picornavirus polyprotein processing and RNA replication by transporting zinc ions into cells.

    The study shows that PDTC stops virus proteins from being cut properly in two different viruses, just like the claim says, and it does this in the exact ways described.

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