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An induced-fit de novo initiation mechanism suggested by a pestivirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
Nucleic acids research - 7 Sept 2021
Zhang Bu-Yu, Liu Weichi, Jia Hengxia, Lu Guoliang, Gong Peng
Abstract excerpt
Viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerases (RdRPs) play central roles in the genome replication and transcription processes of RNA viruses. RdRPs initiate RNA synthesis either in primer-dependent or de novo mechanism, with the latter often assisted by a 'priming element' (PE) within the RdRP thumb domain. However, RdRP PEs exhibit high-level structural diversity, making it difficult to reconcile their conserved function...
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