Backtracking of influenza polymerase upon consecutive incorporation of nucleoside analogue T1106 directly observed by high resolution cryo-electron microscopy
Tomáš Kouba, Anna Dubánková, Petra Drncová, Elisa Donati, Pietro Vidossich, Valentina Speranzini, A. Pflug, Johanna Huchting, Chris Meier, Marco De Vivo, S. Cusack
This study uses cryo-EM to observe how influenza polymerase backtracks after incorporating T1106-MP nucleotides, revealing structural changes that lead to chain termination.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2022 · PreprintMolecular Biology