Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T28 |
0-429 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Similar to SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 (exhibiting 80% and 50% homology, respectively) (Kim et al., 2020; Zhu et al., 2020) belongs to the genera beta coronavirus (family Coronaviridae in the order Nidovirales) (Enjuanes et al., 2006; Perlman & Netland, 2009), which is known to infect mammals (Li, 2016) and has manifested an illustrious capability of cross-species transmission, including humans (Menachery et al., 2017). |
T29 |
430-616 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The SARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped virus characterized by a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome of almost 30 kb, surrounded by a helical capsid comprised of nucleo capsid protein (N). |
T30 |
617-884 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The viral envelope is associated with three primary structural proteins viz. membrane proteins (M) and envelope proteins (E), which perform virus assembly; and spike proteins (S), which facilitate the viral attachment and thus, the virus entrance into the host cells. |
T31 |
885-1042 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The large protrusions formed by spikes on the surface of the virus give it the appearance of having crowns, which, in Latin, translates to corona (Li, 2016). |
T32 |
1043-1168 |
Sentence |
denotes |
These shorter, sgRNA-encoded structural proteins and several accessory proteins are known to be conserved (Kim et al., 2020). |
T33 |
1169-1267 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The large ectodomain of the spike consists of receptor binding S1 and membrane fusion S2 subunits. |
T34 |
1268-1334 |
Sentence |
denotes |
For many CoVs, the S1 and S2 domains remain non-covalently linked. |
T35 |
1335-1416 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In β coronaviruses, the cleavage between the S1 and S2 regions is not obligatory. |
T36 |
1417-1628 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, the host proteases have been observed to cause cleavage within the fusion domain (S2), which leads to irreversible conformational changes, activating the protein for membrane fusion (Zhou et al., 2020). |
T37 |
1629-1766 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The S2 subunit contains two regions with 4, 3 hydrophobic heptad repeats (HR), HR1 and HR2, which are conserved in sequence and position. |
T38 |
1767-1876 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The HR2 is located adjacent to the trans-membrane domain, while the HR1 occurs ∼170 residues upstream of HR2. |
T39 |
1877-1963 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The HR region has been observed to be a common motif in several viral fusion proteins. |
T40 |
1964-2255 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Structurally, the HR1 domain exists as a homo-trimeric coil, packing the HR2 domain (in an anti-parallel manner) in its hydrophobic grooves, thereby bringing the N-terminal fusion peptide closer to the trans-membrane anchor, further facilitating fusion due to proximity (Bosch et al., 2003). |
T41 |
2256-2544 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Various host receptors viz. angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), amino peptidase N (APN), dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4), carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1), and sugar recognize S1 domain of the spike protein to render virus entry into cells (Li, 2016). |
T42 |
2545-3018 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Several reports have been published recently discovering inhibitors against the target via a computational methodologies, which involve the usage of FDA approved compounds and natural compounds (Wei et al., 2020), spice molecules (Rout et al., 2020), small-molecule compounds of ZINC Drug Database (Kadioglu, 2020; Wu et al., 2020) along with traditional Chinese medicine and natural products and derivatives (Wu et al., 2020) and medicinal compounds (Salman et al., 2020). |