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Editor, Senior Moderator
Chem Rev
. 2022 Jul 21.
doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c01062. Online ahead of print.
Three-Dimensional Visualization of Viral Structure, Entry, and Replication Underlying the Spread of SARS-CoV-2
James W Saville[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alison M Berezuk[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shanti S Srivastava[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sriram Subramaniam[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 has proceeded at an unprecedented rate. Remarkably, characterization of the virus using modern tools in structural biology has also progressed at exceptional speed. Advances in electron-based imaging techniques, combined with decades of foundational studies on related viruses, have enabled the research community to rapidly investigate structural aspects of the novel coronavirus from the level of individual viral proteins to imaging the whole virus in a native context. Here, we provide a detailed review of the structural biology and pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 as it relates to all facets of the viral life cycle, including cell entry, replication, and three-dimensional (3D) packaging based on insights obtained from X-ray crystallography, cryo-electron tomography, and single-particle cryo-electron microscopy. The structural comparison between SARS-CoV-2 and the related earlier viruses SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV is a common thread throughout this review. We conclude by highlighting some of the outstanding unanswered structural questions and underscore areas that are under rapid current development such as the design of effective therapeutics that block viral infection.
. 2022 Jul 21.
doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c01062. Online ahead of print.
Three-Dimensional Visualization of Viral Structure, Entry, and Replication Underlying the Spread of SARS-CoV-2
James W Saville[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alison M Berezuk[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shanti S Srivastava[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sriram Subramaniam[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35863749
- DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c01062
Abstract
The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 has proceeded at an unprecedented rate. Remarkably, characterization of the virus using modern tools in structural biology has also progressed at exceptional speed. Advances in electron-based imaging techniques, combined with decades of foundational studies on related viruses, have enabled the research community to rapidly investigate structural aspects of the novel coronavirus from the level of individual viral proteins to imaging the whole virus in a native context. Here, we provide a detailed review of the structural biology and pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 as it relates to all facets of the viral life cycle, including cell entry, replication, and three-dimensional (3D) packaging based on insights obtained from X-ray crystallography, cryo-electron tomography, and single-particle cryo-electron microscopy. The structural comparison between SARS-CoV-2 and the related earlier viruses SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV is a common thread throughout this review. We conclude by highlighting some of the outstanding unanswered structural questions and underscore areas that are under rapid current development such as the design of effective therapeutics that block viral infection.