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ArticleJournal, genetic engineering & biotechnology2021

Analysing the impact of the two most common SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein variants on interactions with membrane protein in silico.

Syeda Tasnim Quayum, Saam Hasan

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Article in Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Plasticity in structure and assembly of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Syeda Tasnim Quayum, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Saam Hasan, Dhaka, Bangladesh. saamhasan55@outlook.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-0748
Stamford University Bangladesh · BD

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the body of scientific research focusing on the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2 continues to grow, several mutations have been reported as very common across the globe. In this study, we analysed the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein (N protein) with respect to the widely observed 28881-28883 GGG to AAC variant. One of the major functions of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein is virion packaging through its interactions with the membrane protein (M protein). Our goal was to investigate, using in silico studies, the interaction between the mutant nucleocapsid protein and the M protein and how it differed from that of wild type N-M protein interaction. The results showed significant differences in interactions between the two. The mutant protein was predicted to form 3 salt bridges with the M protein, while the wild type only formed 2. The mutant protein was also predicted to display less temperature sensitivity than its wild type counterpart.

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N-M protein interactionsN proteinProteomicsSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34542740
PMCPMC8451389
OpenAlexW3201511732

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