Cryo-electron Microscopy and Exploratory Antisense Targeting of the 28-kDa Frameshift Stimulation Element from the SARS-CoV-2 RNA Genome
K. Zhang, I. N. Zheludev, R. J. Hagey, M. T.-P. Wu, R. Haslecker, Y. J. Hou, R. Kretsch, G. D. Pintilie, R. Rangan, W. Kladwang, S. Li, E. A. Pham, C. Bernardin, R. S. Baric, T. P. Sheahan, , R. Das
The paper uses cryo-EM and ASO experiments to study the SARS-CoV-2 FSE structure and its potential as an antiviral target, finding a complex tertiary structure but challenges in effective inactivation.
bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2020Biochemistry