SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein adheres to replication organelles before viral assembly at the Golgi/ERGIC and lysosome-mediated egress

KM Scherer, L Mascheroni, GW Carnell… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
… RNA replication foci. We find that, of the three transmembrane proteins, the membrane protein
… compartment before the spike and envelope proteins. Relocation of a lysosome marker …

Nucleocapsid protein recruitment to replication-transcription complexes plays a crucial role in coronaviral life cycle

Y Cong, M Ulasli, H Schepers, M Mauthe… - Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
… , together with membranes derived from host organelles, compose the virion envelope, the
N protein binds the gRNA and allows its encapsulation into viral particles (13). Virions are …

The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein associates with the replication organelles before viral assembly at the Golgi/ERGIC and lysosome-mediated egress

KM Scherer, L Mascheroni, GW Carnell… - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
… vesicles with an outer layer containing N protein and a hollow center (Figure 3B, left image).
We propose that these N protein layers are formed at the viral replication organelles (vRO). …

A unifying structural and functional model of the coronavirus replication organelle: Tracking down RNA synthesis

EJ Snijder, RWAL Limpens, AH de Wilde… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… To investigate this possibility, we used antibodies against several of the structural proteins,
namely, the nucleocapsid protein N, the envelope membrane protein M, and the spike protein

[HTML][HTML] A proposed role for the SARS‐CoV‐2 nucleocapsid protein in the formation and regulation of biomolecular condensates

SM Cascarina, ED Ross - The FASEB Journal, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… all viral replication centers with liquid‐like properties are entirely consistent with the LLPS
model, 78 so the precise nature of these membraneless organelles requires additional study. …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid-liquid phase separation of nucleocapsid proteins during SARS-CoV-2 and HIV-1 replication

BA Chau, V Chen, AW Cochrane, LJ Parent… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
… aspects of protein and RNA condensation Several membrane-bound organelles exist in the
… the key biological functions that occur in membraneless organelles (MLOs) implicated in a …

The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein: its role in the viral life cycle, structure and functions, and use as a potential target in the development of vaccines and …

W Wu, Y Cheng, H Zhou, C Sun, S Zhang - Virology journal, 2023 - Springer
… -16 and N protein establish a viral replication-transcriptional complex (RTC) and reshape
the cell … to form replicating organelles, which are essential for keeping RNA replicated and …

Virus factories: associations of cell organelles for viral replication and morphogenesis

RR Novoa, G Calderita, R Arranz, J Fontana… - Biology of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
nucleocapsid of 25 to 35 nm composed of the 12.7 to 15.7 kb RNA genome and the nucleocapsid
protein … recruitment of this organelle to supply the energy needed for replication and/or …

A molecular pore spans the double membrane of the coronavirus replication organelle

G Wolff, RWAL Limpens, JC Zevenhoven-Dobbe… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Coronavirus genome replication is associated with virus-induced cytosolic double-… messenger
RNAs can travel from these sealed replication compartments to the cytosol to ensure their …

Membraneless organelles restructured and built by pandemic viruses: HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2

V Scoca, F Di Nunzio - Journal of molecular cell biology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
… LLPS gives rise to actual membraneless organelles (MLOs), … SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid
protein to favor the packaging of … -2 replication by recruiting the excess of cytoplasmic proteins