[HTML][HTML] Structural basis for RNA replication by the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase

Q Wang, J Wu, H Wang, Y Gao, Q Liu, A Mu, W Ji… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Nucleotide analog inhibitors, including broad-spectrum remdesivir and favipiravir, have
shown promise in in vitro assays and some clinical studies for COVID-19 treatment, this …

Structural basis of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase inhibition by favipiravir

Q Peng, R Peng, B Yuan, M Wang, J Zhao, L Fu, J Qi… - The Innovation, 2021 - cell.com
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
developed into an unprecedented global pandemic. Nucleoside analogs, such as …

Structure of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from 2019-nCoV, a major antiviral drug target

Y Gao, L Yan, Y Huang, F Liu, Y Zhao, L Cao, T Wang… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Abstract A novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak has caused a global pandemic resulting
in tens of thousands of infections and thousands of deaths worldwide. The RNA-dependent …

Remdesivir is a direct-acting antiviral that inhibits RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 with high potency

CJ Gordon, EP Tchesnokov, E Woolner… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Effective treatments for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are urgently needed to control
this current pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

Remdesivir is a delayed translocation inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 replication

JPK Bravo, TL Dangerfield, DW Taylor, KA Johnson - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Remdesivir is a nucleoside analog approved by the US FDA for treatment of COVID-19.
Here, we present a 3.9-Å-resolution cryo-EM reconstruction of a remdesivir-stalled RNA …

Remdesivir and SARS-CoV-2: Structural requirements at both nsp12 RdRp and nsp14 Exonuclease active-sites

A Shannon, NTT Le, B Selisko, C Eydoux, K Alvarez… - Antiviral research, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapid global emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has been the cause of significant health
concern, highlighting the immediate need for antivirals. Viral RNA-dependent RNA …

Transient and stabilized complexes of Nsp7, Nsp8, and Nsp12 in SARS-CoV-2 replication

M Wilamowski, M Hammel, W Leite, Q Zhang, Y Kim… - Biophysical journal, 2021 - cell.com
The replication transcription complex (RTC) from the virus SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for
recognizing and processing RNA for two principal purposes. The RTC copies viral RNA for …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase stalling by remdesivir

G Kokic, HS Hillen, D Tegunov, C Dienemann… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Remdesivir is the only FDA-approved drug for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The
active form of remdesivir acts as a nucleoside analog and inhibits the RNA-dependent RNA …

Architecture of a SARS-CoV-2 mini replication and transcription complex

L Yan, Y Zhang, J Ge, L Zheng, Y Gao, T Wang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Non-structural proteins (nsp) constitute the SARS-CoV-2 replication and transcription
complex (RTC) to play a pivotal role in the virus life cycle. Here we determine the atomic …

Remdesivir is effective in combating COVID-19 because it is a better substrate than ATP for the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

TL Dangerfield, NZ Huang, KA Johnson - Iscience, 2020 - cell.com
COVID-19 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
and is currently being treated using Remdesivir, a nucleoside analog that inhibits the RNA …