Protein-primed RNA synthesis in SARS-CoVs and structural basis for inhibition by AT-527
A. Shannon, V. Fattorini, B. Sama, B. Selisko, M. Feracci, C. Falcou, P. Gauffre, P. El Kazzi, E. Decroly, N. Rabah, K. Toulon, C. Eydoux, J.-C. Guillemot, M. Noel, F. Debart, , B. Canard
This paper identifies a protein-priming mechanism for SARS-CoV RNA synthesis and shows that AT-527 inhibits this process by targeting both NiRAN and RdRp domains.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2021Biochemistry