期刊
MOLECULES
卷 27, 期 19, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196475
关键词
SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; mutations; RdRp; molecular dynamics simulation
资金
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University (PSAU) [2021/03/19145]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant stress on the global health system, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. Efforts are needed to develop new therapeutics to manage SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses. This study focused on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 RdRp mutations collected from Saudi Arabia on protein structure and function. The results suggest that certain mutations may affect protein stability.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has stressed the global health system to a significant level, which has not only resulted in high morbidity and mortality but also poses a threat for future pandemics. This situation warrants efforts to develop novel therapeutics to manage SARS-CoV-2 in specific and other emerging viruses in general. This study focuses on SARS-CoV2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) mutations collected from Saudi Arabia and their impact on protein structure and function. The Saudi SARS-CoV-2 RdRp sequences were compared with the reference Wuhan, China RdRp using a variety of computational and biophysics-based approaches. The results revealed that three mutations-A97V, P323I and Y606C-may affect protein stability, and hence the relationship of protein structure to function. The apo wild RdRp is more dynamically stable with compact secondary structure elements compared to the mutants. Further, the wild type showed stable conformational dynamics and interaction network to remdesivir. The net binding energy of wild-type RdRp with remdesivir is -50.76 kcal/mol, which is more stable than the mutants. The findings of the current study might deliver useful information regarding therapeutic development against the mutant RdRp, which may further furnish our understanding of SARS-CoV-2 biology.
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