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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

Despite the odds: formation of the SARS-CoV-2 methylation complex.

Alex Matsuda, Jacek Plewka, Michał Rawski, André Mourão, Weronika Zajko, Till Siebenmorgen, Leanid Kresik, Kinga Lis, Alisha N Jones, Magdalena Pachota and 15 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Alex MatsudaVirogenetics Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3264-7506
Jacek PlewkaVirogenetics Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0307-0907
Michał RawskiSOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre, Jagiellonian University, 30-392 Kraków, Poland.
André MourãoHelmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Weronika ZajkoLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.
Till SiebenmorgenHelmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Leanid KresikVirogenetics Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
Kinga LisVirogenetics Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
Alisha N JonesHelmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2084-3625
Magdalena PachotaVirogenetics Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
Abdulkarim KarimDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Salahaddin University-Erbil, 44002 Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Kinga HartmanDepartment of Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
Shivlee NirwalLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.
Ravi SonaniProtein Crystallography Research Group, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
Yuliya ChykunovaVirogenetics Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
Igor MiniaLaboratory for RNA Biology, Berlin Institute for Medical System Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Paweł MakDepartment of Analytical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
Markus LandthalerLaboratory for RNA Biology, Berlin Institute for Medical System Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Marcin NowotnyLaboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8632-0977
Grzegorz DubinProtein Crystallography Research Group, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
Michael SattlerHelmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1594-0527
Piotr SuderDepartment of Analytical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
Grzegorz M PopowiczHelmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Krzysztof PyrćVirogenetics Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3867-7688
Anna CzarnaVirogenetics Laboratory of Virology, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
Jagiellonian University · PLHelmholtz Zentrum München · DEInternational Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology · PLAGH University of Krakow · PLMax Delbrück Center · DECihan University-Erbil · IQ

Funding

Bayerische Forschungsstiftung AZ-1453-20CDFG PO 1851/4-1EU-Horizon2020 ITN OrganoVir 812673Foundation for Polish Science 16.16.160.557Jagiellonian University in KrakowNational Science Center UMO-2017/27/B/NZ6/02488NAWA Polish Returns 2018 PPN/PPO/2018/1/00046/U/00001Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education SARS-CoV-2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronaviruses modify their single-stranded RNA genome with a methylated cap during replication to mimic the eukaryotic mRNAs. The capping process is initiated by several nonstructural proteins (nsp) encoded in the viral genome. The methylation is performed by two methyltransferases, nsp14 and nsp16, while nsp10 acts as a co-factor to both. Additionally, nsp14 carries an exonuclease domain which operates in the proofreading system during RNA replication of the viral genome. Both nsp14 and nsp16 were reported to independently bind nsp10, but the available structural information suggests that the concomitant interaction between these three proteins would be impossible due to steric clashes. Here, we show that nsp14, nsp10, and nsp16 can form a heterotrimer complex upon significant allosteric change. This interaction is expected to encourage the formation of mature capped viral mRNA, modulating nsp14's exonuclease activity, and protecting the viral RNA. Our findings show that nsp14 is amenable to allosteric regulation and may serve as a novel target for therapeutic approaches.

Indexed as

MethyltransferasesRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Viral Nonstructural ProteinsAllosteric RegulationCOVID-19ExoribonucleasesHumansMethylationProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationRNA CapsRNA, MessengerViral Regulatory and Accessory ProteinsVirus ReplicationExoribonucleasesMethyltransferasesNSP14 protein, SARS-CoV-2NSP16 protein, SARS-CoV-2ORF1ab polyprotein, SARS-CoV-2RNA CapsRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralViral Nonstructural ProteinsViral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins

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PMID38499483
PMCPMC11194070
OpenAlexW4392968912

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