first ubiquitin-like (Ubl) domain located at the N-terminus of coronavirus SARS-CoV non-structural protein 3 (Nsp3) and related proteins
This ubiquitin-like (Ubl) domain (Ubl1) is found at the N-terminus of coronavirus Nsp3, a large multi-functional multi-domain protein which is an essential component of the replication/transcription complex (RTC). The functions of Ubl1 in CoVs are related to single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) binding and to interacting with the nucleocapsid (N) protein. SARS-CoV Ubl1 has been shown to bind ssRNA having AUA patterns, and since the 5'-UTR of the SARS-CoV genome has a number of AUA repeats, it may bind there. In mouse hepatitis virus (MHV), this Ubl1 domain binds the cognate N protein. Adjacent to Ubl1 is a Glu-rich acidic region (also referred to as hypervariable region, HVR); Ubl1 together with HVR has been called Nsp3a. Currently, the function of HVR in CoVs is unknown. This model corresponds to one of two Ubl domains in Nsp3; the other is located N-terminal to the papain-like protease (PLpro) and is not represented by this model.
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