2023
Structural basis for translation inhibition by MERS-CoV Nsp1 reveals a conserved mechanism for betacoronaviruses
Devarkar S, Vetick M, Balaji S, Lomakin I, Yang L, Jin D, Gilbert W, Chen S, Xiong Y. Structural basis for translation inhibition by MERS-CoV Nsp1 reveals a conserved mechanism for betacoronaviruses. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 113156. PMID: 37733586, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusRNA, MessengerSARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusViral Nonstructural ProteinsConceptsMERS-CoV nsp1Translation inhibitionRibosomal subunitΒ-CoVsModest sequence conservationMRNA entry channelEssential pathogenicity factorHost gene expressionHuman 40S ribosomal subunitSARS-CoV-2 nsp1Cryogenic electron microscopySequence conservationNon-structural protein 1Terminal domainPathogenicity factorsStructural basisGene expressionDevelopment of antiviralsNSP1Entry channelProtein 1Potential therapeutic targetSubunitsExtensive interactionsTherapeutic target
2020
Nonstructural Protein 1 of SARS-CoV-2 Is a Potent Pathogenicity Factor Redirecting Host Protein Synthesis Machinery toward Viral RNA
Yuan S, Peng L, Park JJ, Hu Y, Devarkar SC, Dong MB, Shen Q, Wu S, Chen S, Lomakin IB, Xiong Y. Nonstructural Protein 1 of SARS-CoV-2 Is a Potent Pathogenicity Factor Redirecting Host Protein Synthesis Machinery toward Viral RNA. Molecular Cell 2020, 80: 1055-1066.e6. PMID: 33188728, PMCID: PMC7833686, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.10.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCOVID-19Cryoelectron MicroscopyHumansProtein BiosynthesisRibosome Subunits, Small, EukaryoticRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Vero CellsViral Nonstructural ProteinsConceptsInternal ribosome entry site RNANonstructural protein 1Host protein synthesis machineryMRNA entry channelProtein synthesis machineryCryo-EM structureProtein 1Major pathogenicity factorsDifferential expression analysisMRNA-seq dataCellular transcriptomePreinitiation complexSynthesis machineryHuman lung originTranslation inhibitionPathogenicity factorsExpression analysisSite RNAHost viabilityNSP1Protein synthesisEntry channelViral proteinsUnknown mechanismViral RNA