This domain identifies non-structural protein NSP3, the product of ORF1a in group 2 coronavirus. It is found in human SARS coronavirus polyprotein 1a and 1ab, and in related coronavirus polyproteins [1]. NSP3 binds to viral RNA, nucleocapsid protein, ...
This domain identifies non-structural protein NSP3, the product of ORF1a in group 2 coronavirus. It is found in human SARS coronavirus polyprotein 1a and 1ab, and in related coronavirus polyproteins [1]. NSP3 binds to viral RNA, nucleocapsid protein, as well as other viral proteins, and participates in polyprotein processing [2]. The domain exhibits a macrodomain fold containing the nsp3 residues 528 to 648, with a flexibly extended N-terminal tail from residues 513 to 527 and a C-terminal flexible tail of residues 649 to 651. SUD-M(527-651) binds single-stranded poly(A); the contact area with this RNA on the protein surface, and the electrophoretic mobility shift assays confirm that SUD-M has higher affinity for purine bases than for pyrimidine bases [3].
