Comprehensive Insights into the Catalytic Mechanism of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome 3C-Like Protease and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 3C-Like Protease
Hao Wang, Shuai He, Weilong Deng, Ying Zhang, Guobang Li, Jixue Sun, Wei Zhao, Yu Guo, Zheng Yin, Dongmei Li, Luqing Shang
Abstract
from SARS and MERS, conduct mutational studies to improve the catalytic activity by 8-fold, optimize existing inhibitors to improve the potency by 4-fold, and identify a potential allosteric site for inhibitor design. All such results reinforce each other to support the overall catalytic mechanism proposed herein.
Topics & Concepts
Allosteric regulationCatalytic cycleProteaseCoronavirusCysteine proteaseChemistryMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirusEnzymeMutantCatalysisBiochemistryStereochemistryCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicinePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseGeneProtein Structure and DynamicsSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchComputational Drug Discovery Methods