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 7EGQ | pdb_00007egq

Co-transcriptional capping machineries in SARS-CoV-2 RTC: Coupling of N7-methyltransferase and 3'-5' exoribonuclease with polymerase reveals mechanisms for capping and proofreading


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.35 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Coupling of N7-methyltransferase and 3'-5' exoribonuclease with SARS-CoV-2 polymerase reveals mechanisms for capping and proofreading.

Yan, L., Yang, Y., Li, M., Zhang, Y., Zheng, L., Ge, J., Huang, Y.C., Liu, Z., Wang, T., Gao, S., Zhang, R., Huang, Y.Y., Guddat, L.W., Gao, Y., Rao, Z., Lou, Z.

(2021) Cell 184: 3474-3485.e11

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.05.033
  • Primary Citation Related Structures: 
    7EGQ, 7EIZ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The capping of mRNA and the proofreading play essential roles in SARS-CoV-2 replication and transcription. Here, we present the cryo-EM structure of the SARS-CoV-2 replication-transcription complex (RTC) in a form identified as Cap(0)-RTC, which couples a co-transcriptional capping complex (CCC) composed of nsp12 NiRAN, nsp9, the bifunctional nsp14 possessing an N-terminal exoribonuclease (ExoN) and a C-terminal N7-methyltransferase (N7-MTase), and nsp10 as a cofactor of nsp14. Nsp9 and nsp12 NiRAN recruit nsp10/nsp14 into the Cap(0)-RTC, forming the N7-CCC to yield cap(0) ( 7Me GpppA) at 5' end of pre-mRNA. A dimeric form of Cap(0)-RTC observed by cryo-EM suggests an in trans backtracking mechanism for nsp14 ExoN to facilitate proofreading of the RNA in concert with polymerase nsp12. These results not only provide a structural basis for understanding co-transcriptional modification of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA but also shed light on how replication fidelity in SARS-CoV-2 is maintained.


  • Organizational Affiliation: 
    • MOE Key Laboratory of Protein Science, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies and School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.

Macromolecule Content 

  • Total Structure Weight: 801.37 kDa 
  • Atom Count: 54,547 
  • Modeled Residue Count: 6,760 
  • Deposited Residue Count: 6,908 
  • Unique protein chains: 7
  • Unique nucleic acid chains: 2

Macromolecules


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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
RNA-directed RNA polymeraseA,
I [auth N]
932Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Mutation(s): 0 
EC: 2.7.7.48
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Non-structural protein 8B,
D,
J [auth O],
L [auth Q]
198Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Mutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Non-structural protein 7C,
K [auth P]
83Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: rep, 1a-1b
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Entity ID: 4
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
HelicaseE,
M [auth R],
Q [auth F],
R [auth S]
601Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Mutation(s): 0 
EC: 3.6.4.12 (PDB Primary Data), 3.6.4.13 (PDB Primary Data)
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Entity ID: 5
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Non-structural protein 9F [auth G],
N [auth T]
117Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Mutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 6
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Non-structural protein 10G [auth H],
O [auth U]
139Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Mutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 7
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Proofreading exoribonucleaseH [auth K],
P [auth X]
527Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Mutation(s): 0 
EC: 3.1.13
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Entity ID: 8
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
primer RNAS [auth I],
U [auth L]
25Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Entity ID: 9
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
Template RNAT [auth J],
V [auth M]
33Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Small Molecules

Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
ZN
(Subject of Investigation/LOI)

Query on ZN



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AA [auth E]
BA [auth H]
CA [auth H]
DA [auth K]
EA [auth K]
AA [auth E],
BA [auth H],
CA [auth H],
DA [auth K],
EA [auth K],
FA [auth K],
IA [auth N],
JA [auth N],
KA [auth R],
LA [auth R],
MA [auth R],
NA [auth U],
OA [auth U],
PA [auth X],
QA [auth X],
RA [auth X],
TA [auth F],
UA [auth F],
VA [auth F],
W [auth A],
WA [auth S],
X [auth A],
XA [auth S],
Y [auth E],
YA [auth S],
Z [auth E]
ZINC ION
Zn
PTFCDOFLOPIGGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
MG
(Subject of Investigation/LOI)

Query on MG



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GA [auth K],
HA [auth K],
SA [auth X]
MAGNESIUM ION
Mg
JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.35 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
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Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST, China)China2017YFC0840300
Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST, China)China2020YFA0707500

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2021-07-21
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2024-06-05
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2025-07-02
    Changes: Data collection, Structure summary