Population
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from poliovirus (3Dpol)
Comparison
Mn2+ as the divalent cation cofactor vs Mg2+ as the divalent cation cofactor
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Mn2+-driven loss of poliovirus polymerase fidelity is hypothesis-generating; leaves open relevance to in vivo replication or antiviral strategies.
Mn2+ diminishes the fidelity of poliovirus RNA polymerase because phosphoryl transfer becomes the rate-limiting step for both correct and incorrect nucleotides, unlike with Mg2+.
Arnold et al. (2004) studied this question.
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