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Alteration of ssRNA Torsion and Water Influx into ssRNA Pocket in K309A and S247A Mutations

Author(s): Omotuyi I. Olaposi*

Volume 17, Issue 1, 2021

Published on: 18 October, 2019

Page: [32 - 37] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/1573409915666191018124340

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Abstract

Background: Lassa Virus (LV) infection is an endemic disease from West Africa posing threat to the entire world. A thorough understanding of the mechanistic workings of the genome products of LV may be a key to develop drug candidates for the treatment of LV infection.

Methods: Molecular dynamic simulation has been used to provide insight into the mechanistic basis for total loss of ssRNA interaction in Nucleoprotein (NP) K309A, partial loss in S247A, and no loss in S237A by following the hydrogen bond interaction, water influx into the ssRNA pocket and glycosidic torsion angle (χ) of the ssRNA.

Results: The results revealed that K309A mutation is associated with a complete loss of saltbridge interaction between lysine e-amino and U4-O2P phosphodiester linkage but not in S237A where S247-OG atom played a redundant role. S247A is also associated with partial loss of hydrogen bond between OG atom of S247 and C5-O2P phosphodiester bond as T178-OG1 group seems to have a seemingly redundant interaction with C5-O2P. While S247A is only associated with the alteration of χ rotation in U6/C7, both K309A and S247 but not S237A is associated with increased water influx into the ssRNA binding pocket.

Conclusion: K309A mutation may result in non-viable Lassa viron as a loss of ssRNA interaction may negatively affect genome biochemistry, semi-viable Lassa viron in S247A mutation may be due to the loss of 3D arrangement of ssRNA due to splayed out nucleotides.

Keywords: Lassa virus, nucleoprotein, ssRNA-pocket, mutagenesis, torsional angles, hydrogen bond.

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