Figure 12.
A schematic diagram illustrating the development of an enzyme-based biosensor for evaluating the activity of SARS-CoV-2 3CLprotease (3CLpro). (A) The schematic diagram depicts the region of SARS-CoV-2 nonstructural proteins 4 and 5, as well as the amino-terminal region of nsp6, which were cloned into the pcDNA3.1 expression vector with an in-frame V5 epitope tag. (B) The schematic diagram of the pGlo-VRLQS biosensor activated after cleavage by 3CLpro.