Probing the dynamic RNA structurome and its functions

RC Spitale, D Incarnato - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
RNA is a key regulator of almost every cellular process, and the structures adopted by RNA
molecules are thought to be central to their functions. The recent fast-paced evolution of high …

SARS-CoV-2 biology and host interactions

S Steiner, A Kratzel, GT Barut, RM Lang… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The zoonotic emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
and the ensuing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have profoundly affected …

Small molecules in the treatment of COVID-19

S Lei, X Chen, J Wu, X Duan, K Men - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2022 - nature.com
The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a global crisis, and brought severe disruptions to
societies and economies. Until now, effective therapeutics against COVID-19 are in high …

Rock, scissors, paper: How RNA structure informs function

SM Assmann, HL Chou, PC Bevilacqua - The Plant Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
RNA can fold back on itself to adopt a wide range of structures. These range from relatively
simple hairpins to intricate 3D folds and can be accompanied by regulatory interactions with …

Predicting antiviral resistance mutations in SARS-CoV-2 main protease with computational and experimental screening

VM Sasi, S Ullrich, J Ton, SE Fry, J Johansen-Leete… - Biochemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
The main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 is essential for viral replication and has been the
focus of many drug discovery efforts since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nirmatrelvir …

Cis-mediated interactions of the SARS-CoV-2 frameshift RNA alter its conformations and affect function

L Pekarek, MM Zimmer, AS Gribling-Burrer… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The RNA genome of SARS-CoV-2 contains a frameshift stimulatory element (FSE) that
allows access to an alternative reading frame through− 1 programmed ribosomal …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral PROTACs: Opportunity borne with challenge

J Liang, Y Wu, K Lan, C Dong, S Wu, S Li, HB Zhou - Cell Insight, 2023 - Elsevier
Proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) degradation of pathogenic proteins by hijacking of
the ubiquitin-proteasome-system has become a promising strategy in drug design. The …

RNA tertiary structure prediction using RNAComposer in CASP15

J Sarzynska, M Popenda, M Antczak… - Proteins: Structure …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As CASP15 participants, in the new category of 3D RNA structure prediction, we applied
expert modeling with the support of our proprietary system RNAComposer. Although …

Coronavirus takeover of host cell translation and intracellular antiviral response: a molecular perspective

ED Karousis, K Schubert, N Ban - The EMBO journal, 2024 - embopress.org
Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause respiratory diseases in
humans and animals. Understanding the mechanisms of translation regulation during …

Double-stranded RNA drives SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein to undergo phase separation at specific temperatures

CA Roden, Y Dai, CA Giannetti, I Seim… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Nucleocapsid protein (N-protein) is required for multiple steps in betacoronaviruses
replication. SARS-CoV-2-N-protein condenses with specific viral RNAs at particular …