Abstract: There is an outmost need for the identification of specific antiviral compounds. Current antivirals lack specificity, making them susceptible to off-target effects, and highlighting importance of development of assays to discover antivirals targeting viral specific proteins. Previous studies for identification of inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) mostly relied on radioactive methods. This study describes a fluorometric approach to assess in vitro activity of viral RdRp for drug screening. Using readily available DNA- and RNA-specific fluorophores, we determined an optimum fluorometric approach that could be used in antiviral discovery specifically for RNA viruses by targeting RdRp. Here, we show that double-stranded RNA could be successfully distinguished from single-stranded RNA. In addition, we provide a strategy based on self-priming RNA to assess RdRp activity. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
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Kocabas, F., Turan, R. D., & Aslan, G. S. (2015). Fluorometric RdRp assay with self-priming RNA. Virus Genes, 50(3), 498–504. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11262-015-1187-8
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