Conformational changes in Lassa virus L protein associated with promoter binding and RNA synthesis activity

Autor: Tomas Kouba, Dominik Vogel, Sigurdur R. Thorkelsson, Emmanuelle R. J. Quemin, Harry M. Williams, Morlin Milewski, Carola Busch, Stephan Günther, Kay Grünewald, Maria Rosenthal, Stephen Cusack
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27305-5
Popis: The L protein of segmented, negative strand RNA viruses contains the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase essential for virus amplification. Here, the authors report cryoEM structures of the Lassa virus L protein in active, RNA-bound states, and provide mechanistic insights.
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