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4′‐ThioRNA Substitution and Sense‐Strand Segmentation for the Design of Functional Fully Modified siRNAs Targeting SARS‐CoV‐2

Chemistry – A European Journal, Volume 32, Issue 40, 27 October 2026.
4′‐ThioRNA was broadly tolerated across multiple positions in SARS‐CoV‐2‐targeting siRNAs, but full 4'‐thio modification of both strands caused a reduction in RNAi activity. Sense‐strand segmentation improved RNAi and antiviral activity, particularly when the nick was located at position 10 from the 5′‐end of the sense strand, thereby unlocking the ...
Yuhei Nogi, Jun Tsukimoto, Noriko Saito‐Tarashima, Takaaki Koma, Masako Nomaguchi, Noriaki Minakawa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Architecture of a SARS-CoV-2 mini replication and transcription complex

Nature Communications, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 virus replication and transcription is mediated by the replication and transcription complex (RTC) that is composed of 16 non-structural proteins (nsp). Here, the authors present the cryo-EM structure of a SARS-CoV-2 mini RTC consisting of the
Liming Yan, Ying Zhang, Ji Ge, Litao Zheng, Yan Gao, Tao Wang, Zhihui Jia, Haofeng Wang, Yucen Huang, Mingyu Li, Quan Wang, Zihe Rao, Zhiyong Lou   +12 more
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Remdesivir Is Effective in Combating COVID-19 because It Is a Better Substrate than ATP for the Viral RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase

iScience, 2020
Summary: COVID-19 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and is currently being treated using Remdesivir, a nucleoside analog that inhibits the RNA-dependent-RNA polymerase (RdRp).
Tyler L. Dangerfield, Nathan Z. Huang, Kenneth A. Johnson   +2 more
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Widespread mitovirus sequences in plant genomes [PDF]

PeerJ, 2015
The exploration of the evolution of RNA viruses has been aided recently by the discovery of copies of fragments or complete genomes of non-retroviral RNA viruses (Non-retroviral Endogenous RNA Viral Elements, or NERVEs) in many eukaryotic nuclear genomes.
Jeremy A. Bruenn, Benjamin E. Warner, Pradeep Yerramsetty   +2 more
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Hitting Coronaviruses Where It Hurts: Antiviral Strategies Targeting Viral Proteins

ChemMedChem, Volume 21, Issue 19, 14 October 2026.
Viral proteins represent key vulnerabilities in human coronaviruses (HCoVs). This review outlines inhibitors targeting spike (S), main protease (Mpro), papain‐like protease (PLpro), and RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), mapping chemically diverse strategies that disrupt entry and replication, and provides an integrated view of current candidates ...
Álvaro de la Cruz‐Potenciano, Miguel Maldonado, María‐José Camarasa, Sonia de Castro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Licoflavone B Suppresses Influenza A Virus by Targeting the Viral RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase (RdRp)

Viruses
Influenza A virus pandemics pose a persistent global health threat, and emerging antiviral resistance underscores the critical importance of developing novel broad-spectrum therapeutic agents. Building on licorice’s (Glycyrrhiza spp.) historical use in traditional Chinese medicine for respiratory infections—as documented in the Chinese Guidelines for ...
Pu Fan, Peng Lv, Sen Zhang, Zheng Zhu, Kewen Qian, Jin Han, Yue Cui, Ye Feng, Zeya Li, Li Qiang, Yunzhu Dong, Ting Fang, Tao Jiang, Changming Yu, Xiangyang Chi   +14 more
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Topoisomerase IIα promotes activation of RNA polymerase I transcription by facilitating pre-initiation complex formation [PDF]

, 2013
Type II DNA topoisomerases catalyse DNA double-strand cleavage, passage and re-ligation to effect topological changes. There is considerable interest in elucidating topoisomerase II roles, particularly as these proteins are targets for anti-cancer drugs.
Porter, Andrew C. G., Panov, Konstantin I; id_orcid, Zomerdijk, Joost C.B.M., Russell, J., Miller, G. (Gail), Zomerdijk, Joost C B M, Porter, A.C., Porter, Andrew C G, Volkov, A., Panov, K.I., Panov, Konstantin I., Russell, J. (Jackie), Panova, T., Zomerdijk, J.C., Miller, Gail, Porter, Andrew C.G., Miller, G., Panova, Tatiana, Russell, Jackie, Ray, S., Ray, Swagat, Volkov, Arsen, Zomerdijk, Joost C. B. M.   +22 more
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Organization, Function, and Therapeutic Targeting of the Morbillivirus RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Complex

Viruses, 2016
The morbillivirus genus comprises major human and animal pathogens, including the highly contagious measles virus. Morbilliviruses feature single stranded negative sense RNA genomes that are wrapped by a plasma membrane-derived lipid envelope.
Julien Sourimant, Richard K. Plemper
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Sigma‐1 Receptor‐Targeting Compounds Show Antiviral Activity Across Multiple Coronavirus Models

Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 98, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Over the past two decades, coronaviruses have caused three major public health crises, including the epidemics of SARS‐CoV, MERS‐CoV, and SARS‐CoV‐2. Following the outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2, several antiviral drugs have been approved for the treatment of COVID‐19.
Cuiling Zhang, Xingpeng Dong, Jiaying Liu, Minghua chen, Lisen Lin, Gaojie Song, Xianzhu Xia, Gaoxing Su, Xiao Li, Chao Shang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crystal Structure of the full-length Japanese encephalitis virus NS5 reveals a conserved methyltransferase-polymerase interface. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2013
The flavivirus NS5 harbors a methyltransferase (MTase) in its N-terminal ≈ 265 residues and an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) within the C-terminal part.
Guoliang Lu, Peng Gong
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