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Betacoronavirus Nsp3e group 2-specific marker (G2M) domain profile


Description

Coronaviruses (CoVs) are enveloped positive-strand RNA viruses that infect many species, including humans, other mammals, and birds. After infection, the host may develop respiratory, bowel, liver, and neurological diseases. Coronaviruses are divided into four genera: αcoronavirus, βcoronavirus, γcoronavirus, and Deltacoronavirus. SARS, SARS-CoV-2, BatCoV RaTG13 and Bat-SARS-like coronavirus (BATSL-CoVZXC21 and BAT-SL-CoVZC45) belong to the Sarbecovirus subgenus of βcoronavirus [E1].

The CoV replicase gene encodes two overlapping polyproteins, termed pp1a and pp1ab, which mediate viral replication and transcription. The polypeptides pp1a and pp1ab are processed by the action of a main protease (Nsp5) (see <PDOC51442>) and of one or two papain-like proteases (PLpro) (see <PDOC51124>) found in Nsp3 into non-structural proteins (Nsps) to form the replication/ transcription complex (RTC). Among these, Nsp3 is a glycosylated, multidomain, integral membrane protein. Nsp3 plays many roles in the viral life cycle. It can act as a scaffold protein to interact with itself and to bind other viral Nsps or host proteins. In particular, Nsp3 is essential for RTC formation. Nsp3 comprises various domains, the organization of which differs between CoV genera, due to duplication or absence of some domains. Nsp3e is unique to βcoronaviruses and consists of a nucleic acid-binding domain (NAB) (see <PDOC51945>) and the so-called group 2-specific marker (G2M) or βcoronavirus-specific marker (βSM). The corresponding region is absent in αcoronaviruses and Deltacoronaviruses [1,2,3,4].

The Nsp3e G2M domain possesses an α/β fold (see <PDB:7T9W>).

The profile we developed covers the entire Nsp3e G2M domain.

Last update:

January 2021 / First entry.

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Technical section

PROSITE method (with tools and information) covered by this documentation:

BCOV_NSP3E_G2M, PS51994; Betacoronavirus Nsp3e group 2-specific marker (G2M) domain profile  (MATRIX)


References

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2AuthorsNeuman B.W.
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3AuthorsLei J. Kusov Y. Hilgenfeld R.
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PubMed ID29128390
DOI10.1016/j.antiviral.2017.11.001

4AuthorsKorn S.M. Dhamotharan K. Fuertig B. Hengesbach M. Loehr F. Qureshi N.S. Richter C. Saxena K. Schwalbe H. Tants J.-N. Weigand J.E. Woehnert J. Schlundt A.
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PubMed ID32770392
DOI10.1007/s12104-020-09971-6

E1Titlehttps://viralzone.expasy.org/30?outline=all_by_species



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