Binding of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to glycans

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The pandemic of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a high number of deaths in the world. To combat it, it is necessary to develop a better understanding of how the virus infects host cells. Infection normally starts with the attachment of the virus to cell-surface glycans like heparan sulfate (HS) and sialic acid-containing glycolipids/glycoproteins. In this study, we examined and compared the binding of the subunits and spike (S) proteins of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and Middle East respiratory disease (MERS)-CoV to these glycans. Our results revealed that the S proteins and subunits can bind to HS in a sulfation-dependent manner and no binding with sialic acid residues was detected. Overall, this work suggests that HS binding may be a general mechanism for the attachment of these coronaviruses to host cells, and supports the potential importance of HS in infection and in the development of antiviral agents against these viruses.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:66

Enthalten in:

Science bulletin - 66(2021), 12 vom: 30. Juni, Seite 1205-1214

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hao, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ziheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiaoyu [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Xiaopan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yaohao [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Shang, Shiying [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Zhongping [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Glycan microarray
Heparan sulfate
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2 S protein
Sialic acid
Sulfation
Surface plasmon resonance

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Date Revised 19.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scib.2021.01.010

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NLM320577309