Mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase confer resistance to remdesivir by distinct mechanisms

LJ Stevens, AJ Pruijssers, HW Lee… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
The nucleoside analog remdesivir (RDV) is a Food and Drug Administration–approved
antiviral for treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

The SARS-CoV nsp12 polymerase active site is tuned for large-genome replication

G Campagnola, V Govindarajan, A Pelletier… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Positive-strand RNA viruses replicate their genomes using virally encoded RNA-dependent
RNA polymerases (RdRP) with a common active-site structure and closure mechanism upon …

Structural insights into binding of remdesivir triphosphate within the replication–transcription complex of SARS-CoV-2

J Wang, Y Shi, K Reiss, F Maschietto, E Lolis… - Biochemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Remdesivir is an adenosine analogue that has a cyano substitution in the C1′ position of
the ribosyl moiety and a modified base structure to stabilize the linkage of the base to the …

Crystal structure of a pre-chemistry viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase suggests participation of two basic residues in catalysis

R Li, M Wang, P Gong - Nucleic Acids Research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The nucleic acid polymerase-catalyzed nucleotidyl transfer reaction associated with
polymerase active site closure is a key step in the nucleotide addition cycle (NAC). Two …

[PDF][PDF] Hepatitis E virus RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase is involved in RNA replication and infectious particle production

N Oechslin, N Da Silva, D Szkolnicka… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the most common causes of
acute hepatitis worldwide. Its positive‐strand RNA genome encodes three open reading …

Within and beyond the nucleotide addition cycle of viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerases

P Gong - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nucleotide addition cycle (NAC) is a fundamental process utilized by nucleic acid
polymerases when carrying out nucleic acid biosynthesis. An induced-fit mechanism is …

From Oxetane to Thietane: Extending the Antiviral Spectrum of 2′-Spirocyclic Uridines by Substituting Oxygen with Sulfur

S Grosse, A Tahri, P Raboisson, Y Houpis… - ACS Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In continuation of our efforts of finding novel nucleoside inhibitors for the treatment of viral
diseases, we initiated a discovery research program aimed at identifying novel nucleos (t) …

The nucleoside/nucleotide analogs tenofovir and emtricitabine are inactive against SARS-CoV-2

JY Feng, V Du Pont, D Babusis, CJ Gordon… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The urgent response to the COVID-19 pandemic required accelerated evaluation of many
approved drugs as potential antiviral agents against the causative pathogen, severe acute …

Distinct genetic determinants and mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 resistance to remdesivir

LJ Stevens, AJ Pruijssers, HW Lee, CJ Gordon… - BioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
The nucleoside analog remdesivir (RDV) is an FDA-approved antiviral for the treatment of
SARS-CoV-2 infections, and as such it is critical to understand potential genetic …

Unraveling the binding mechanism of the active form of Remdesivir to RdRp of SARS-CoV-2 and designing new potential analogues: Insights from molecular …

M Arba, N Paradis, ST Wahyudi, DJ Brunt… - Chemical Physics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The binding of the active form of Remdesivir (RTP) to RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase
(RdRp) of SARS-CoV-2 was studied using molecular dynamics simulation. The RTP …