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Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 main protease in complex with protease inhibitor PF-07321332

  • Yao Zhao 1 ,
  • Chao Fang 2 ,
  • Qi Zhang 1,3,4 ,
  • Ruxue Zhang 5 ,
  • Xiangbo Zhao 2 ,
  • Yinkai Duan 1 ,
  • Haofeng Wang 1 ,
  • Yan Zhu 1 ,
  • Lu Feng 1 ,
  • Jinyi Zhao 1 ,
  • Maolin Shao 1 ,
  • Xiuna Yang 1 ,
  • Leike Zhang 5 ,
  • Chao Peng 6 ,
  • Kailin Yang 7 ,
  • Dawei Ma , 2 ,
  • Zihe Rao , 1,8,9 ,
  • Haitao Yang , 1
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  • 1. Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies and School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic & Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
  • 3. CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
  • 4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 5. State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
  • 6. National Facility for Protein Science in Shanghai, Zhangjiang Lab, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 7. Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
  • 8. Laboratory of Structural Biology, School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100091, China
  • 9. State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Frontiers Science Center for Cell Response, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Tianjin 300071, China

Accepted date: 26 Sep 2021

Published date: 15 Sep 2022

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Yao Zhao , Chao Fang , Qi Zhang , Ruxue Zhang , Xiangbo Zhao , Yinkai Duan , Haofeng Wang , Yan Zhu , Lu Feng , Jinyi Zhao , Maolin Shao , Xiuna Yang , Leike Zhang , Chao Peng , Kailin Yang , Dawei Ma , Zihe Rao , Haitao Yang . Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 main protease in complex with protease inhibitor PF-07321332[J]. Protein & Cell, 2022 , 13(9) : 689 -693 . DOI: 10.1007/s13238-021-00883-2

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