Abstract
The replication of SARS-CoV-2 produces two large polyproteins, pp1a and pp1ab, that are inactive until cleavage by the viral chymotrypsin-like cysteine protease enzyme (3CL Mpro) into a series of smaller functional proteins. At the heart of 3CL Mpro is an unusual catalytic dyad formed by the side chains of His41 and Cys145 and a coordinated water molecule. The catalytic mechanism by which the enzyme operates is still unknown, as crucial information on the protonation states within the active site is unclear.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 483-487 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Acta Crystallographica Section F:Structural Biology Communications |
| Volume | 76 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2020 |
Keywords
- Neutron diffraction
- SARS-CoV-2
- X-ray diffraction