Common and unique features of viral RNA-dependent polymerases

Aartjan J.W. Te Velthuis

doi:10.1007/s00018-014-1695-z

Common and unique features of viral RNA-dependent polymerases

Aartjan J.W. Te Velthuis

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Abstract

Eukaryotes and bacteria can be infected with a wide variety of RNA viruses. On average, these pathogens share little sequence similarity and use different replication and transcription strategies. Nevertheless, the members of nearly all RNA virus families depend on the activity of a virally encoded RNA-dependent polymerase for the condensation of nucleotide triphosphates. This review provides an overview of our current understanding of the viral RNA-dependent polymerase structure and the biochemistry and biophysics that is involved in replicating and transcribing the genetic material of RNA viruses.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4403-4420
Number of pages	18
Journal	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Volume	71
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-014-1695-z
State	Published - Oct 24 2014
Externally published	Yes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Molecular Medicine
Molecular Biology
Pharmacology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Cell Biology

Keywords

Dynamics
RNA virus
RdRp
Retrovirus
Reverse transcriptase

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Common and unique features of viral RNA-dependent polymerases

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