Length-dependent motions of SARS-CoV-2 frameshifting RNA pseudoknot and alternative conformations suggest avenues for frameshifting suppression

Modeling the SARS-CoV-2 frameshifting RNA element (FSE), a drug target against Covid-19, the authors analyze the dynamics of three FSE conformations at different lengths to propose a conformational transition pathway and describe anti-viral strategies.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shuting Yan, Qiyao Zhu, Swati Jain, Tamar Schlick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31353-w