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Title | Structural basis for helicase-polymerase coupling in the SARS-CoV-2 replication-transcription complex. |
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Journal, issue, pages | bioRxiv, Year 2020 |
Publish date | Jul 13, 2020 |
Authors | James Chen / Brandon Malone / Eliza Llewellyn / Michael Grasso / Patrick M M Shelton / Paul Dominic B Olinares / Kashyap Maruthi / Ed Eng / Hasan Vatandaslar / Brian T Chait / Tarun Kapoor / Seth A Darst / Elizabeth A Campbell / |
PubMed Abstract | SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of the 2019-2020 pandemic. The SARS-CoV-2 genome is replicated-transcribed by the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase holoenzyme (subunits nsp7/nsp82/nsp12) along with a ...SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of the 2019-2020 pandemic. The SARS-CoV-2 genome is replicated-transcribed by the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase holoenzyme (subunits nsp7/nsp82/nsp12) along with a cast of accessory factors. One of these factors is the nsp13 helicase. Both the holo-RdRp and nsp13 are essential for viral replication and are targets for treating the disease COVID-19. Here we present cryo-electron microscopic structures of the SARS-CoV-2 holo-RdRp with an RNA template-product in complex with two molecules of the nsp13 helicase. The Nidovirus-order-specific N-terminal domains of each nsp13 interact with the N-terminal extension of each copy of nsp8. One nsp13 also contacts the nsp12-thumb. The structure places the nucleic acid-binding ATPase domains of the helicase directly in front of the replicating-transcribing holo-RdRp, constraining models for nsp13 function. We also observe ADP-Mg2+ bound in the nsp12 N-terminal nidovirus RdRp-associated nucleotidyltransferase domain, detailing a new pocket for anti-viral therapeutic development. |
External links | bioRxiv / PubMed:32676607 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 4.0 - 7.9 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-22270: EMDB-22271: |
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