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ArticlePLoS computational biology2022

Extended ensemble simulations of a SARS-CoV-2 nsp1-5'-UTR complex.

Shun Sakuraba, Qilin Xie, Kota Kasahara, Junichi Iwakiri, Hidetoshi Kono

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Article in PLoS computational biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shun SakurabaInstitute for Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Kizugawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5768-2389
Qilin XieGraduate School of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan.
Kota KasaharaCollege of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0207-6271
Junichi IwakiriGraduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4611-2142
Hidetoshi KonoInstitute for Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Kizugawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5729-8707
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology · JPRitsumeikan University · JPThe University of Tokyo · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonstructural protein 1 (nsp1) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a 180-residue protein that blocks translation of host mRNAs in SARS-CoV-2-infected cells. Although it is known that SARS-CoV-2's own RNA evades nsp1's host translation shutoff, the molecular mechanism underlying the evasion was poorly understood. We performed an extended ensemble molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the mechanism of the viral RNA evasion. Simulation results suggested that the stem loop structure of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA 5'-untranslated region (SL1) binds to both nsp1's N-terminal globular region and intrinsically disordered region. The consistency of the results was assessed by modeling nsp1-40S ribosome structure based on reported nsp1 experiments, including the X-ray crystallographic structure analysis, the cryo-EM electron density map, and cross-linking experiments. The SL1 binding region predicted from the simulation was open to the solvent, yet the ribosome could interact with SL1. Cluster analysis of the binding mode and detailed analysis of the binding poses suggest residues Arg124, Lys47, Arg43, and Asn126 may be involved in the SL1 recognition mechanism, consistent with the existing mutational analysis.

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SARS-CoV-2Viral Nonstructural ProteinsComputational BiologyCOVID-19Host-Pathogen InteractionsHumansModels, GeneticMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisUntranslated RegionsORF1ab polyprotein, SARS-CoV-2Untranslated RegionsViral Nonstructural Proteins

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PMID35045069
PMCPMC8803185
OpenAlexW4206646869

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