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Ensemble cryo-EM reveals conformational states of the nsp13 helicase in the SARS-CoV-2 helicase replication–transcription complex
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Journal Article
Ensemble cryo-EM reveals conformational states of the nsp13 helicase in the SARS-CoV-2 helicase replication–transcription complex
2022
Overview
The SARS-CoV-2 nonstructural proteins coordinate genome replication and gene expression. Structural analyses revealed the basis for coupling of the essential nsp13 helicase with the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) where the holo-RdRp and RNA substrate (the replication–transcription complex or RTC) associated with two copies of nsp13 (nsp13
2
–RTC). One copy of nsp13 interacts with the template-RNA in an opposing polarity to the RdRp and is envisaged to drive the RdRp backward on the RNA template (backtracking), prompting questions as to how the RdRp can efficiently synthesize RNA in the presence of nsp13. Here we use cryogenic-electron microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations to analyze the nsp13
2
–RTC, revealing four distinct conformational states of the helicases. The results indicate a mechanism for the nsp13
2
–RTC to turn backtracking on and off, using an allosteric mechanism to switch between RNA synthesis or backtracking in response to stimuli at the RdRp active site.
In their complex, the SARS-CoV-2 nsp13 helicase and RNA polymerase would translocate on RNA in opposite directions. Cryo-EM and MD simulations resolve this conundrum, suggesting an allosteric mechanism to turn the helicase on and off.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group US,Nature Publishing Group
