Viruses (Jul 2021)

Localization of SARS-CoV-2 Capping Enzymes Revealed by an Antibody against the nsp10 Subunit

  • Vladimira Horova,
  • Barbora Landova,
  • Jan Hodek,
  • Karel Chalupsky,
  • Petra Krafcikova,
  • Dominika Chalupska,
  • Vojtech Duchoslav,
  • Jan Weber,
  • Evzen Boura,
  • Martin Klima

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/v13081487
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 8
p. 1487

Abstract

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic. One of the key components of the coronavirus replication complex are the RNA methyltransferases (MTases), RNA-modifying enzymes crucial for RNA cap formation. Recently, the structure of the 2’-O MTase has become available; however, its biological characterization within the infected cells remains largely elusive. Here, we report a novel monoclonal antibody directed against the SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein nsp10, a subunit of both the 2’-O RNA and N7 MTase protein complexes. Using this antibody, we investigated the subcellular localization of the SARS-CoV-2 MTases in cells infected with the SARS-CoV-2.

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