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Title | Structural and Biochemical Characterization of the nsp12-nsp7-nsp8 Core Polymerase Complex from SARS-CoV-2. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Cell Rep, Vol. 31, Issue 11, Page 107774, Year 2020 |
Publish date | Jun 16, 2020 |
Authors | Qi Peng / Ruchao Peng / Bin Yuan / Jingru Zhao / Min Wang / Xixi Wang / Qian Wang / Yan Sun / Zheng Fan / Jianxun Qi / George F Gao / Yi Shi / |
PubMed Abstract | The ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a huge number of human deaths. Currently, there are no specific drugs or vaccines available for this virus (SARS-CoV-2). ...The ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a huge number of human deaths. Currently, there are no specific drugs or vaccines available for this virus (SARS-CoV-2). The viral polymerase is a promising antiviral target. Here, we describe the near-atomic-resolution structure of the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase complex consisting of the nsp12 catalytic subunit and nsp7-nsp8 cofactors. This structure highly resembles the counterpart of SARS-CoV with conserved motifs for all viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerases and suggests a mechanism of activation by cofactors. Biochemical studies reveal reduced activity of the core polymerase complex and lower thermostability of individual subunits of SARS-CoV-2 compared with SARS-CoV. These findings provide important insights into RNA synthesis by coronavirus polymerase and indicate adaptation of SARS-CoV-2 toward humans with a relatively lower body temperature than the natural bat hosts. |
External links | Cell Rep / PubMed:32531208 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.7 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-30226, PDB-7bw4: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-ZN: |
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Keywords | REPLICATION / SARS-CoV-2 / Polymerase / cryo-EM |