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ArticleRSC medicinal chemistry2026

Crystallographic characterisation and development of bi-substrate inhibitors of coronavirus nsp14 methyltransferase.

Irene Georgiou, Colin Robinson, Sean N O'Byrne, Alex Matsuda, Przemysław Grygier, Craig D Smith, Sandra O'Neill, Shamshad A Ahmad, Suzanne Norval, John M Post and 17 more

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Article in RSC medicinal chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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27 authors.

Irene GeorgiouDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.
Colin RobinsonDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.
Sean N O'ByrneDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.
Alex MatsudaMalopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 7a 30-387 Krakow Poland anna1.czarna@uj.edu.pl.
Przemysław GrygierMalopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 7a 30-387 Krakow Poland anna1.czarna@uj.edu.pl.
Craig D SmithDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.
Sandra O'NeillDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.
Shamshad A AhmadDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.
Suzanne NorvalDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.
John M PostDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.
Mirjam GroenewoldMolecular Virology Laboratory, Leiden University Center for Infectious Diseases (LUCID), Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands.
Nadya UrakovaMolecular Virology Laboratory, Leiden University Center for Infectious Diseases (LUCID), Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands.
Patrick WanningenMolecular Virology Laboratory, Leiden University Center for Infectious Diseases (LUCID), Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands.
Leanid KresikMalopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 7a 30-387 Krakow Poland anna1.czarna@uj.edu.pl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7739-8358
Jacek PlewkaMalopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 7a 30-387 Krakow Poland anna1.czarna@uj.edu.pl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0307-0907
Adrien DelpalEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton Cambridge CB10 1SD UK.
Kexin SeeDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9668-1959
Thomas EadsforthDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6000-093X
Kinga WierzbickaMalopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 7a 30-387 Krakow Poland anna1.czarna@uj.edu.pl.
Etienne DecrolyAix Marseille Université, CNRS AFMB UMR 7257 Marseille France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6046-024X
Kumar Singh SaikatenduTakeda Development Center Americas Inc 500 Kendall St Cambridge MA 02142 USA.
Edcon ChangTakeda Development Center Americas Inc 500 Kendall St Cambridge MA 02142 USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9534-0291
Eric J SnijderMolecular Virology Laboratory, Leiden University Center for Infectious Diseases (LUCID), Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands.
Krzysztof PyrćMalopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 7a 30-387 Krakow Poland anna1.czarna@uj.edu.pl.
Anna CzarnaMalopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 7a 30-387 Krakow Poland anna1.czarna@uj.edu.pl.
Duncan E ScottDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1917-9576
Ian H GilbertDrug Discovery Unit, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Science, University of Dundee Dundee DD1 5EH UK dscott004@dundee.ac.uk ian.h.gilbert.@dundee.ac.uk.

Funding

Gates Foundation INV-016131
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 14 (nsp14) is essential for viral mRNA cap guanine-N7 methylation and represents a promising but underexplored antiviral target. Herein we describe a structure-guided campaign based on a hit from a focussed SAM mimetic library. Systematic SAR exploration guided by six X-ray co-crystal structures in complex with SARS-CoV-2 led to compound 26, a bi-substrate inhibitor that bridges the SAM and RNA cap binding sites. Compound 26 achieved nanomolar potency against nsp14 from SARS-CoV-2 (IC

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PMID41502823
PMCPMC12771402

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