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Abstract
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, one productive area of research has focused on the intricate two- and three-dimensional structures taken on by SARS-CoV-2's RNA genome. These structures control essential viral processes, making them tempting targets for therapeutic intervention. This review focuses on two such structured regions, the frameshift stimulation element (FSE), which controls the translation of viral protein, and the 3′ untranslated region (3′ UTR), which is thought to regulate genome replication. For the FSE, we discuss its canonical pseudoknot's threaded and unthreaded topologies, as well as the diversity of competing two-dimensional structures formed by local and long-distance base pairing. For the 3′ UTR, we review the evidence both for and against the formation of its replication-enabling pseudoknot.
期刊介绍：
Current Opinion in Structural Biology (COSB) aims to stimulate scientifically grounded, interdisciplinary, multi-scale debate and exchange of ideas. It contains polished, concise and timely reviews and opinions, with particular emphasis on those articles published in the past two years. In addition to describing recent trends, the authors are encouraged to give their subjective opinion of the topics discussed.
In COSB, we help the reader by providing in a systematic manner:
1. The views of experts on current advances in their field in a clear and readable form.
2. Evaluations of the most interesting papers, annotated by experts, from the great wealth of original publications.
[...]
The subject of Structural Biology is divided into twelve themed sections, each of which is reviewed once a year. Each issue contains two sections, and the amount of space devoted to each section is related to its importance.
-Folding and Binding-
Nucleic acids and their protein complexes-
Macromolecular Machines-
Theory and Simulation-
Sequences and Topology-
New constructs and expression of proteins-
Membranes-
Engineering and Design-
Carbohydrate-protein interactions and glycosylation-
Biophysical and molecular biological methods-
Multi-protein assemblies in signalling-
Catalysis and Regulation
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