Enhanced Cholesterol-Dependent Hemifusion by Internal Fusion Peptide 1 of SARS Coronavirus-2 Compared to Its N-Terminal Counterpart

Membrane fusion is an important step for the entry of the lipid-sheathed viruses into the host cells. The fusion process is being carried out by fusion proteins present in the viral envelope. The class I virus contains a 20-25 amino acid sequence at its N-terminal of the fusion domain, which is instrumental in fusion and is called as a "fusion peptide". However, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronaviruses contain more than one fusion peptide sequences. We have shown that the internal fusion peptide 1 (IFP1) of SARS-CoV-2 is far more efficient than its N-terminal counterpart (FP) to induce hemifusion between small unilamellar vesicles. Moreover, the ability of IFP1 to induce hemifusion formation increases dramatically with growing cholesterol content in the membrane. Interestingly, IFP1 is capable of inducing hemifusion but fails to open the pore.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

Enthalten in:

Biochemistry - 60(2021), 8 vom: 02. März, Seite 559-562

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pattnaik, Gourab Prasad [VerfasserIn]
Bhattacharjya, Surajit [VerfasserIn]
Chakraborty, Hirak [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1,2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine
97C5T2UQ7J
Cholesterol
Comparative Study
EDS2L3ODLV
Journal Article
Peptide Fragments
Phosphatidylcholines
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 09.03.2021

Date Revised 29.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00046

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321300491