“…The sequence of steps is illustrated in Fig 2. The critical pathways utilized by SARS-CoV-2 include a) RNA Synthesis, b) proofreading of template, and c) capping. [68] The RNA machinery involves Nsp1-16 complex, [68,69] among which Nsp12 (RNA dependent RNA polymerase; RdRp) [70,71], Nsp13 (zinc-binding helicase; HEL) [72], Nsp14-16 complex (mRNA capping) [73], Nsp14 (RNA proofreading) [70,74], Nsp15 (uridylate-specific Top left shows the virus structure identifying protruding surface spike proteins (enlarged to show S1 and S2 segments with the Receptor Binding Domain (RBD)), the most abundant Membrane protein, the Envelope protein that forms a simple multimeric ion channel, and the Nucleocapsid protein with the bound positive sense single strand (ss) RNA. Below: Furin pre-cleaves spike proteins at the S1/S2 site and promotes subsequent TMPRSS2-dependent entry into host cells.…”