Backbone chemical shift spectral assignments of SARS coronavirus-2 non-structural protein nsp9

Autor: Andreas Schlundt, Erika F. Dudás, Harald Schwalbe, Caterina Alfano, Elisa Monaca, Annalisa Pastore, Rita Puglisi, Maria Laura Bellone, Geoff Kelly, Fabrizio Dal Piaz, Sophie Marianne Korn
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Biomolecular Nmr Assignments
DOI: 10.25418/crick.16708711
Popis: As part of an International consortium aiming at the characterization by NMR of the proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we have obtained the virtually complete assignment of the backbone atoms of the non-structural protein nsp9. This small (12 kDa) protein is encoded by ORF1a, binds to RNA and seems to be essential for viral RNA synthesis. The crystal structures of the SARS-CoV-2 protein and other homologues suggest that the protein is dimeric as also confirmed by analytical ultracentrifugation and dynamic light scattering. Our data constitute the prerequisite for further NMR-based characterization, and provide the starting point for the identification of small molecule lead compounds that could interfere with RNA binding and prevent viral replication.
Databáze: OpenAIRE