A metal ion orients mRNA to ensure accurate 2'-O ribosyl methylation of the first nucleotide of the SARS-CoV-2 genome
T. Viswanathan, A. Misra, S.-H. Chan, S. Qi, N. Dai, S. Arya, L. Martinez-Sobrido, Y. K. Gupta
The paper reports structures of the SARS-CoV-2 nsp16/nsp10 enzyme complex before and after RNA product release, revealing conformational changes and the role of a metal ion in 2'-O methylation of the first nucleotide.
bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2021Biochemistry