Unlocking COVID therapeutic targets : A structure-based rationale against SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV Spike

© 2020 The Authors..

There are no approved target therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2 or other beta-CoVs. The beta-CoV Spike protein is a promising target considering the critical role in viral infection and pathogenesis and its surface exposed features. We performed a structure-based strategy targeting highly conserved druggable regions resulting from a comprehensive large-scale sequence analysis and structural characterization of Spike domains across SARSr- and MERSr-CoVs. We have disclosed 28 main consensus druggable pockets within the Spike. The RBD and SD1 (S1 subunit); and the CR, HR1 and CH (S2 subunit) represent the most promising conserved druggable regions. Additionally, we have identified 181 new potential hot spot residues for the hSARSr-CoVs and 72 new hot spot residues for the SARSr- and MERSr-CoVs, which have not been described before in the literature. These sites/residues exhibit advantageous structural features for targeted molecular and pharmacological modulation. This study establishes the Spike as a promising anti-CoV target using an approach with a potential higher resilience to resistance development and directed to a broad spectrum of Beta-CoVs, including the new SARS-CoV-2 responsible for COVID-19. This research also provides a structure-based rationale for the design and discovery of chemical inhibitors, antibodies or other therapeutic modalities successfully targeting the Beta-CoV Spike protein.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Computational and structural biotechnology journal - 18(2020) vom: 28., Seite 2117-2131

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Trigueiro-Louro, João [VerfasserIn]
Correia, Vanessa [VerfasserIn]
Figueiredo-Nunes, Inês [VerfasserIn]
Gíria, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Rebelo-de-Andrade, Helena [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACE2, angiotensin-converting enzyme2
Aa, amino acid
Bat-SL-CoVs, bat SARS-like coronavirus
Beta-CoVs, betacoronavirus
Betacoronavirus
CC, conserved cluster
CD, connector domain
CDP, consensus druggable pocket
CDR, consensus druggable residue
CH, central helix
CP, cytoplasmic domain
CR, connecting region
CS, conservation score
CoVs, coronavirus
Coronavirus disease
DGSS, DoGSiteScorer
DPP4, dipeptidyl peptidase-4
Druggability prediction
FP, fusion peptide
HR1, heptad repeat 1
HR2, heptad repeat 2
HSARSr-CoVs, human Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
Journal Article
MERS-CoVs, middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus
MERSr-CoVs, middle east respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
MSA, multiple sequence alignment
NTD, N-terminal domain
Novel antiviral targets
Nts, nucleotides
PDB, Protein Data Bank
PDS, PockDrug-Server
RBD, Receptor-Binding Domain
S, Spike
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SARS-CoVs, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
SARSr-CoVs, severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
SD1, subdomain 1
SD2, subdomain 2
SF, SiteFinder from MOE
SP, small pocket
Sequence conservation
Spike protein
Sv, shorter variant
T-RHS, top-ranked hot spots
TMPRSS2, transmembrane protease serine 2

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Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.csbj.2020.07.017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314857702