2021
Comprehensive in vivo secondary structure of the SARS-CoV-2 genome reveals novel regulatory motifs and mechanisms
Huston NC, Wan H, Strine MS, de Cesaris Araujo Tavares R, Wilen CB, Pyle AM. Comprehensive in vivo secondary structure of the SARS-CoV-2 genome reveals novel regulatory motifs and mechanisms. Molecular Cell 2021, 81: 584-598.e5. PMID: 33444546, PMCID: PMC7775661, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2020.12.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA structureSecondary structureRNA virusesSARS-CoV-2 RNA genomeNovel regulatory motifsSingle-nucleotide resolutionDownstream functional analysisRNA drug targetsPositive-sense RNA virusesGenome architectureGenomic structureEvolutionary analysisRegulatory motifsSARS-CoV-2 genomeViral life cycleRNA genomeFunctional analysisGenomeDrug targetsPrimer designInfected cellsViral RNADepth structural analysisLife cycleΒ-coronavirus
2020
The Global and Local Distribution of RNA Structure throughout the SARS-CoV-2 Genome
de Cesaris Araujo Tavares R, Mahadeshwar G, Wan H, Huston NC, Pyle AM. The Global and Local Distribution of RNA Structure throughout the SARS-CoV-2 Genome. Journal Of Virology 2020, 95: 10.1128/jvi.02190-20. PMID: 33268519, PMCID: PMC8092842, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02190-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 genomeRNA structureRNA genomeRNA virusesViral genomeIndividual RNA structuresDrug targetsSARS-CoV-2 RNA genomeSilico pipelineMost RNA virusesRNA structural featuresComplex viral genomesRNA drug targetsStructured viral RNAsPotential drug targetsViral RNAViral infection cycleBase pair contentRNA biologyStructural ORFsLong genomeCellular mixturesGenomeRNA transcriptsInfection cycle