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ArticleJournal of medical virology2021

Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 nsp7 and nsp8 proteins and their predicted impact on replication/transcription complex structure.

Shamlan M S Reshamwala, Vishakha Likhite, Mariam S Degani, Shalini S Deb, Santosh B Noronha

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Article in Journal of medical virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shamlan M S ReshamwalaDBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2261-6132
Vishakha LikhiteDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Mariam S DeganiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Shalini S DebDBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Santosh B NoronhaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Institute of Chemical Technology · INIndian Institute of Technology Bombay · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) has been identified to be a mutation hot spot, with the P323L mutation being commonly observed in viral genomes isolated from North America. RdRp forms a complex with nonstructural proteins nsp7 and nsp8 to form the minimal replication/transcription machinery required for genome replication. As mutations in RdRp may affect formation of the RdRp-nsp7-nsp8 supercomplex, we analyzed viral genomes to identify mutations in nsp7 and nsp8 protein sequences. Based on in silico analysis of predicted structures of the supercomplex comprising of native and mutated proteins, we demonstrate that specific mutations in nsp7 and nsp8 proteins may have a role in stabilization of the replication/transcription complex.

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Amino Acid SequenceComputer SimulationCoronavirus RNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseGenome, ViralHumansModels, MolecularMutationProtein StabilitySARS-CoV-2Viral Nonstructural ProteinsViral Replication CompartmentsCoronavirus RNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseNS8 protein, SARS-CoV-2NSP12 protein, SARS-CoV-2ORF1ab polyprotein, SARS-CoV-2Viral Nonstructural Proteinsmutationnsp7nsp8RdRpSARS-CoV-2

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PMID33433004
PMCPMC8012999
OpenAlexW3120903105

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