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ArticleScientific reports2018

A molecular dynamics simulation study decodes the Zika virus NS5 methyltransferase bound to SAH and RNA analogue.

Chih-Hung Chuang, Shean-Jaw Chiou, Tian-Lu Cheng, Yeng-Tseng Wang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chih-Hung ChuangDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Shean-Jaw ChiouDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Tian-Lu ChengGraduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yeng-Tseng WangDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. c00jsw00@kmu.edu.tw.
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWKaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since 2015, widespread Zika virus outbreaks in Central and South America have caused increases in microcephaly cases, and this acute problem requires urgent attention. We employed molecular dynamics and Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics techniques to investigate the structure of Zika NS5 protein with S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) and an RNA analogue, namely 7-methylguanosine 5'-triphosphate (m7GTP). For the binding motif of Zika virus NS5 protein and SAH, we suggest that the four Zika NS5 substructures (residue orders: 101-112, 54-86, 127-136 and 146-161) and the residues (Ser56, Gly81, Arg84, Trp87, Thr104, Gly106, Gly107, His110, Asp146, Ile147, and Gly148) might be responsible for the selectivity of the new Zika virus drugs. For the binding motif of Zika NS5 protein and m7GTP, we suggest that the three Zika NS5 substructures (residue orders: 11-31, 146-161 and 207-218) and the residues (Asn17, Phe24, Lys28, Lys29, Ser150, Arg213, and Ser215) might be responsible for the selectivity of the new Zika virus drugs.

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Antiviral AgentsBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayMethyltransferasesMolecular Dynamics SimulationNormal DistributionProtein BindingRNARNA Cap AnalogsRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseS-AdenosylhomocysteineViral Nonstructural ProteinsZika VirusZika Virus Infection7-methylguanosine triphosphateAntiviral AgentsMethyltransferasesRNARNA Cap AnalogsRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseS-AdenosylhomocysteineViral Nonstructural Proteins

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PMID29679079
PMCPMC5910437
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