SARS-CoV-2 virus proteins

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* [[SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Main Protease| Main protease]]: it is a cysteine protease that is essential for the viral life cycle.
* [[SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Main Protease| Main protease]]: it is a cysteine protease that is essential for the viral life cycle.
* [[SARS-CoV-2_protein_NSP1|NSP1]]: ''Host translation inhibitor nsp1''. Inhibits host translation by interacting with the 40S ribosomal subunit.
* [[SARS-CoV-2_protein_NSP1|NSP1]]: ''Host translation inhibitor nsp1''. Inhibits host translation by interacting with the 40S ribosomal subunit.

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Organization of SARS-CoV-2 virus (from Holmes & Enjuanes (2003)).
Organization of SARS-CoV-2 virus (from Holmes & Enjuanes (2003)[1]).

The quality of SARS-CoV-2 experimentally determined structures varies widely (Grabowski et al., 2021). Validated and corrected structures can be obtained from COVID19.BioReproducibility.Org.

The genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus codes for 28 proteins: Out of those, 19 have already been characterized structurally. For the rest there are accurate AlphaFold2 predicted structures.
Details of the 3D structure & function of the key proteins & RNA inside the virus can be seen in the NY Times[2]. "The first viral protein created inside the infected cell, ORF1ab, is actually a chain of 16 proteins joined together. Two of these proteins act like scissors, snipping the links between the different proteins and freeing them to do their jobs."[2]

SARS-CoV-2 Protein Organization, from Gordon  et al. & Krogan (2020))
SARS-CoV-2 Protein Organization, from Gordon et al. & Krogan (2020)[3])

References

  1. Holmes KV, Enjuanes L. Virology. The SARS coronavirus: a postgenomic era. Science. 2003 May 30;300(5624):1377-8. doi: 10.1126/science.1086418. PMID:12775826 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1086418
  2. 2.0 2.1 NY Times (3-Apr-2020) Bad News Wrapped in Protein: Inside the Coronavirus Genome
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