RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Stalled HCV RNA replicase (NS5B), in complex with sofosbuvir (PDB 4WTG).
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RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) or RNA replicase is an enzyme that catalyzes the replication of RNA from an RNA template. Specifically, it catalyzes synthesis of the RNA strand complementary to a given RNA template. This is in contrast to typical DNA-dependent RNA polymerases, which all organisms use to catalyze the transcription of RNA from a DNA template.

RdRp is an essential protein encoded in the genomes of most RNA-containing viruses with no DNA stage[1][2] including SARS-CoV-2. Some eukaryotes also contain RdRps, which are involved in RNA interference and differ structurally from viral RdRps.

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  2. ^ Zanotto PM, Gibbs MJ, Gould EA, Holmes EC (September 1996). "A reevaluation of the higher taxonomy of viruses based on RNA polymerases". Journal of Virology. 70 (9): 6083–6096. doi:10.1128/JVI.70.9.6083-6096.1996. PMC 190630. PMID 8709232.

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