in almost all RNA viruses ◦ “Right hand” with Thumb, finger and palm subdomains ◦ Core structural similarity between RdRps of different RNA viruses & conserved amino acids in the active site (palm subdomain) ◦ Motifs A-G ◦ Structural similarity to HCV and poliovirus RdRps 3 Gao Y, Yan L, Huang Y, et al. Structure of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from COVID-19 virus [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 10]. Science. 2020;eabb7498. doi:10.1126/science.abb7498 Gao Y, et al., Science, 2020
was established • Results of machine learning models compared to Autodock Vina predictions • Remdesivir was predicted as a potential drug candidate • Several HCV protease inhibitors were identified as potential candidates. • Some predicted drug candidates had low binding energy scores against SARS-CoV-2 RdRp (as calculated by Autodock Vina) Cozac, R., Medzhidov, N., Yuki, S. (2020). Predicting inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase using machine learning and virtual screening https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.06523