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Generation and Assembly of Virus-Specific Nucleocapsids of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Published on: July 27, 2021
Structure and Function of Caliciviral RNA Polymerases
Ji-Hye Lee1, Mi Sook Chung2, Kyung Hyun Kim3
1Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea. jihyelee@korea.ac.kr.
Abstract:
Caliciviruses are a leading agent of human and animal gastroenteritis and respiratory tract infections, which are growing concerns in immunocompromised individuals. However, no vaccines or therapeutics are yet available. Since the rapid rate of genetic evolution of caliciviruses is mainly due to the error-prone nature of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), this article focuses on recent studies of the structures and functions of RdRp from caliciviruses. It also provides recent advances in the interactions of RdRp with virion protein genome-linked (VPg) and RNA and the structural and functional features of its precursor.
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