This invention discloses the application of host ITCH as a
drug target in the preparation of drugs against normal
flavivirus infection, belonging to the field of
biomedical technology. This invention is the first to propose and verify the host E3
ubiquitin ligase ITCH as a key target for anti-normal
flavivirus infection, and provides an antiviral strategy based on interfering with the interaction between host ITCH and normal
flavivirus capsid proteins or inhibiting the expression level /
ubiquitin ligase activity of host ITCH. Unlike existing mainstream viral target strategies, this invention is a novel antiviral approach based on
host factors, providing a new target and theoretical basis for developing broad-spectrum, low-
drug-resistance anti-normal flavivirus drugs.