Structural And Evolutionary Analysis of Zika Virus NS5 Protein

The Zika virus's (ZIKV) Non-Structural (NS5) protein is an important target for developing antiviral medications and is essential to the virus's reproduction mechanism. An integrated approach to bioinformatics examines its evolutionary, dynamic, and structural features. Multiple sequence a...

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Main Authors: N Sujetha, K Rohini, N Mohan, Prabhu Puniethaa
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Published: EDP Sciences 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2025/23/bioconf_nittebio2025_02006.pdf
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description The Zika virus's (ZIKV) Non-Structural (NS5) protein is an important target for developing antiviral medications and is essential to the virus's reproduction mechanism. An integrated approach to bioinformatics examines its evolutionary, dynamic, and structural features. Multiple sequence alignment and evolutionary trees are necessary for protein function. Alpha helices, beta strands, and random coils are predicted to all have significant secondary structures. Additionally, this approach predicted the three-dimensional structure of NS5, which was then refined and validated to guarantee the molecule's structural integrity. Using solvation in water and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, the protein's flexibility and stability under physiological conditions were examined. These simulations proved valuable in gaining insights into the conformational dynamics of NS5, linking structural features to functional roles in the viral life cycle. By combining evolutionary analysis, structural modeling, and MD simulations, a comprehensive understanding of NS5’s structure-function relationship emerges, paving the way for novel antiviral therapies targeting this protein.
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spelling doaj-art-bfa31740fc4e4cb5862c9bb89ecf01cb2025-08-20T03:08:48ZengEDP SciencesBIO Web of Conferences2117-44582025-01-011720200610.1051/bioconf/202517202006bioconf_nittebio2025_02006Structural And Evolutionary Analysis of Zika Virus NS5 ProteinN Sujetha0K Rohini1N Mohan2Prabhu Puniethaa3Undergraduate Student, Department of Biotechnology, K. S. Rangasamy College of TechnologyUndergraduate Student, Department of Biotechnology, K. S. Rangasamy College of TechnologyUndergraduate Student, Department of Biotechnology, K. S. Rangasamy College of TechnologyProfessor, Department of Biotechnology, K. S. Rangasamy College of TechnologyThe Zika virus's (ZIKV) Non-Structural (NS5) protein is an important target for developing antiviral medications and is essential to the virus's reproduction mechanism. An integrated approach to bioinformatics examines its evolutionary, dynamic, and structural features. Multiple sequence alignment and evolutionary trees are necessary for protein function. Alpha helices, beta strands, and random coils are predicted to all have significant secondary structures. Additionally, this approach predicted the three-dimensional structure of NS5, which was then refined and validated to guarantee the molecule's structural integrity. Using solvation in water and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, the protein's flexibility and stability under physiological conditions were examined. These simulations proved valuable in gaining insights into the conformational dynamics of NS5, linking structural features to functional roles in the viral life cycle. By combining evolutionary analysis, structural modeling, and MD simulations, a comprehensive understanding of NS5’s structure-function relationship emerges, paving the way for novel antiviral therapies targeting this protein.https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2025/23/bioconf_nittebio2025_02006.pdfzika virusns5 protein3d structuremolecular dynamics simulationphylogenetic treestructural refinement and validation
spellingShingle N Sujetha
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Structural And Evolutionary Analysis of Zika Virus NS5 Protein
BIO Web of Conferences
zika virus
ns5 protein
3d structure
molecular dynamics simulation
phylogenetic tree
structural refinement and validation
title Structural And Evolutionary Analysis of Zika Virus NS5 Protein
title_full Structural And Evolutionary Analysis of Zika Virus NS5 Protein
title_fullStr Structural And Evolutionary Analysis of Zika Virus NS5 Protein
title_full_unstemmed Structural And Evolutionary Analysis of Zika Virus NS5 Protein
title_short Structural And Evolutionary Analysis of Zika Virus NS5 Protein
title_sort structural and evolutionary analysis of zika virus ns5 protein
topic zika virus
ns5 protein
3d structure
molecular dynamics simulation
phylogenetic tree
structural refinement and validation
url https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2025/23/bioconf_nittebio2025_02006.pdf
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