A molecular dynamics simulation study decodes the Zika virus NS5 methyltransferase bound to SAH and RNA analogue

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Since 2015, widespread Zika virus outbreaks in Central and South America have caused increases in microcephaly cases, and this acute problem requires urgent attention. We employed molecular dynamics and Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics techniques to investigate the structure of Zika NS5 protein with S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) and an RNA analogue, namely 7-methylguanosine 5'-triphosphate (m7GTP). For...

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