SARS-CoV-2 virus proteins

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* NSP3: [[SARS-CoV-2 enzyme Papain-like|Papain-like proteinase]]
* NSP3: [[SARS-CoV-2 enzyme Papain-like|Papain-like proteinase]]
* [[SARS-CoV-2_protein_NSP4|NSP4]]: ''Non-structural protein 4''.
* [[SARS-CoV-2_protein_NSP4|NSP4]]: ''Non-structural protein 4''.
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* [[SARS-CoV-2 enzyme 3CL-PRO|Proteinase 3CL-PRO]]
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* NSP5: [[SARS-CoV-2 enzyme 3CL-PRO|Proteinase 3CL-PRO]]
* '''''AlphaFold2 Theoretical Model''''' [[SARS-CoV-2_protein_NSP6|NSP6]]: ''Non-structural protein 6''.
* '''''AlphaFold2 Theoretical Model''''' [[SARS-CoV-2_protein_NSP6|NSP6]]: ''Non-structural protein 6''.
* [[SARS-CoV-2_protein_NSP7|NSP7]]: ''Non-structural protein 7''.
* [[SARS-CoV-2_protein_NSP7|NSP7]]: ''Non-structural protein 7''.

Revision as of 19:39, 7 February 2022

SARS-CoV-2 virus. The spikes, that adorn the virus surface, impart a corona like appearance (Fusion Animation).
SARS-CoV-2 virus. The spikes, that adorn the virus surface, impart a corona like appearance (Fusion Animation).

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[1]. "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."[1]

SARS-CoV-2 Protein Organization, redrawn from NY Times
SARS-CoV-2 Protein Organization, redrawn from NY Times[1]
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NY Times (3-Apr-2020) Bad News Wrapped in Protein: Inside the Coronavirus Genome

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