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Interaction of SCoV-2 NSP7 or NSP8 alone with NSP12 causes constriction of the RNA entry channel: Implications for novel RdRp inhibitor drug discovery
Deepa Singh
TUSHAR KUSHWAHA
RAJKUMAR KULANDAISAMY
VIKAS KUMAR
Kamal Baswal
Saras Tiwari
Arkadyuti Ghorai
Manoj Kumar
Saroj Kumar
Aparoy Polamarasetty
Deepak Sehgal
Madhumohan Katika
Suresh Gadde
Marceline Cote
Sarala Rani Kayampeta
Mohan Babu Appaiahgari
Krishna Kishore Inampudi
Acceso Abierto
Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas
https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.26.550660
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.07.26.550660v2
ABSTRACT RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) is a critical component of the RNA virus life cycle, including SCoV-2. Among the Coronavirus-encoded proteins, non-structural protein 12 (NSP12) exhibits polymerase activity in collaboration with one unit of NSP7 and two units of NSP8, constituting the RdRp holoenzyme. While there is abundant information on SCoV-2 RdRp-mediated RNA replication, the influence of interplay among NSP12, NSP7, and NSP8 on template RNA binding and primer extension activity remains relatively unexplored and poorly understood. Here, we recreated a functional RdRp holoenzyme in vitro using recombinant SCoV-2 NSP12, NSP7, and NSP8, and established its functional activity. Subsequently, molecular interactions among the NSPs in the presence of a variety of templates and their effects on polymerase activity were studied, wherein we found that NSP12 alone exhibited notable polymerase activity that increased significantly in the presence of NSP7 and NSP8. However, this activity was completely shut down, and the template RNA-primer complex was detached from NSP12 when one of the two cofactors was present. Through computational analysis, we found that the template RNA entry channel was more constricted in the presence of one of the two cofactors, which was relatively more constricted in the presence of NSP8 compared to that in the presence of NSP7. In conclusion, we report that NSP7 and NSP8 together synergise to enhance the activity of NSP12, but antagonise when present alone. Our findings have implications for novel drug development, and compounds that obstruct the binding of NSP7 or NSP8 to NSP12 can have lethal effects on viral RNA replication.
bioRxiv
31-07-2023
Preimpreso
Inglés
Público en general
VIRUS RESPIRATORIOS
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