Dynamics of the N-terminal domain of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein drives dsRNA melting in a counterintuitive tweezer-like mechanism
I. P. Caruso, K. Sanches, A. Da Poian, A. Pinheiro, F. C. L. Almeida
This paper uses molecular dynamics simulations to show that the N-terminal domain of SARS-CoV-2 N protein destabilizes dsRNA through a tweezer-like motion, revealing a 1:1 stoichiometry and potential mechanisms for RNA melting.
bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2020 · PreprintBiophysics