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RNA oligomers at atomic resolution containing 1‐methylpseudouridine, an essential building block of mRNA vaccines

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dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of Zurich
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dc.date.issued2024-04-02
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All widely used mRNA vaccines against COVID‐19 contain in their sequence 1‐methylpseudouridine (m1Ψ) instead of uridine. In this publication, we report two high resolution crystal structures (at up to 1.01 and 1.32 Å, respectively) of one such double‐stranded 12‐mer RNA sequence crystallized in two crystal forms. The structures are compared with similar structures which do not contain this modification. Additionally, the X‐ray structure of 1‐methyl‐pseudouridine itself was determined.

dc.identifier.doi10.1002/cmdc.202300600
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectOrganic Chemistry
dc.subjectGeneral Pharmacology
dc.subjectToxicology and Pharmaceutics
dc.subjectMolecular Medicine
dc.subjectDrug Discovery
dc.subjectBiochemistry
dc.subjectPharmacology
dc.subject.ddc540 Chemistry
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RNA oligomers at atomic resolution containing 1‐methylpseudouridine, an essential building block of mRNA vaccines

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uzh.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zurich
uzh.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zurich
uzh.contributor.affiliationPaul Scherrer Institut
uzh.contributor.affiliationBiosynth Limited
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uzh.contributor.affiliationUniversität Hamburg
uzh.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zurich
uzh.contributor.authorNievergelt, Philipp
uzh.contributor.authorBerliat, Florian
uzh.contributor.authorMcAuley, Katherine E
uzh.contributor.authorDorgan, Colin R
uzh.contributor.authorvan Well, Renate Maria
uzh.contributor.authorThorn, Andrea
uzh.contributor.authorSpingler, Bernhard
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uzh.funder.nameUniversität Zürich
uzh.funder.nameSchweizerischer Nationalfonds
uzh.funder.nameGerman Federal Ministry of Education and Research
uzh.funder.nameGerman Federal Ministry of Education and Research
uzh.funder.nameDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
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uzh.publication.citationNievergelt, Philipp; Berliat, Florian; McAuley, Katherine E; Dorgan, Colin R; van Well, Renate Maria; Thorn, Andrea; Spingler, Bernhard (2024). RNA oligomers at atomic resolution containing 1‐methylpseudouridine, an essential building block of mRNA vaccines. ChemMedChem, 19(7):e202300600.
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uzh.scopus.subjectsBiochemistry
uzh.scopus.subjectsMolecular Medicine
uzh.scopus.subjectsPharmacology
uzh.scopus.subjectsDrug Discovery
uzh.scopus.subjectsGeneral Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
uzh.scopus.subjectsOrganic Chemistry
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