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Important structures of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro protease – News-Medical.Net

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is changing the world like never before. This crisis is unlikely contained in the absence of effective therapeutics…

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 27 2020
The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is changing the world like never before. This crisis is unlikely contained in the absence of effective therapeutics or vaccine. The papain-like protease (PLpro) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) plays essential roles in virus replication and immune evasion, presenting a promising drug target.
The authors of this paper determined two important structures of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro…

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