Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T1 |
0-123 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Structural and functional conservation of the programmed -1 ribosomal frameshift signal of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). |
T2 |
124-310 |
Sentence |
denotes |
About 17 years after the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) epidemic, the world is currently facing the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). |
T3 |
311-526 |
Sentence |
denotes |
According to the most optimistic projections, it will take more than a year to develop a vaccine, so the best short-term strategy may lie in identifying virus-specific targets for small molecule-based interventions. |
T4 |
527-679 |
Sentence |
denotes |
All coronaviruses utilize a molecular mechanism called programmed -1 ribosomal frameshift (-1 PRF) to control the relative expression of their proteins. |
T5 |
680-880 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Previous analyses of SARS-CoV have revealed that it employs a structurally unique three-stemmed mRNA pseudoknot that stimulates high -1 PRF rates and that it also harbors a -1 PRF attenuation element. |
T6 |
881-995 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Altering -1 PRF activity impairs virus replication, suggesting that this activity may be therapeutically targeted. |
T7 |
996-1075 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Here, we comparatively analyzed the SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 frameshift signals. |
T8 |
1076-1296 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Structural and functional analyses revealed that both elements promote similar -1 PRF rates and that silent coding mutations in the slippery sites and in all three stems of the pseudoknot strongly ablate -1 PRF activity. |
T9 |
1297-1458 |
Sentence |
denotes |
We noted that the upstream attenuator hairpin activity is also functionally retained in both viruses, despite differences in the primary sequence in this region. |
T10 |
1459-1582 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Small-angle X-ray scattering analyses indicated that the pseudoknots in SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 have the same conformation. |
T11 |
1583-1846 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Finally, a small molecule previously shown to bind the SARS-CoV pseudoknot and inhibit -1 PRF was similarly effective against -1 PRF in SARS-CoV-2, suggesting that such frameshift inhibitors may be promising lead compounds to combat the current COVID-19 pandemic. |