Hepatitis C virus drugs that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease synergize with remdesivir to suppress viral replication in cell culture

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Effective control of COVID-19 requires antivirals directed against SARS-CoV-2. We assessed 10 hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease-inhibitor drugs as potential SARS-CoV-2 antivirals. There is a striking structural similarity of the substrate binding clefts of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) and HCV NS3/4A protease. Virtual docking experiments show that these HCV drugs can potentially bind into the Mpro substrate-binding cleft. We show that seven HCV drugs inhibit both SARS-CoV-2 Mpro protease activity and SARS-CoV-2 virus replication in Vero and/or human cells. However, their Mpro inhibiting activities did not correlate with their antiviral activities. This conundrum is resolved by demonstrating that four HCV protease inhibitor drugs, simeprevir, vaniprevir, paritaprevir, and grazoprevir inhibit the SARS CoV-2 papain-like protease (PLpro). HCV drugs that inhibit PLpro synergize with the viral polymerase inhibitor remdesivir to inhibit virus replication, increasing remdesivir's antiviral activity as much as 10-fold, while those that only inhibit Mpro do not synergize with remdesivir.

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UpdateOf: ChemRxiv. 2020 Apr 21;:. - PMID 32511291

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Cell reports - 35(2021), 7 vom: 18. Mai, Seite 109133

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bafna, Khushboo [VerfasserIn]
White, Kris [VerfasserIn]
Harish, Balasubramanian [VerfasserIn]
Rosales, Romel [VerfasserIn]
Ramelot, Theresa A [VerfasserIn]
Acton, Thomas B [VerfasserIn]
Moreno, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Kehrer, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Miorin, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Royer, Catherine A [VerfasserIn]
García-Sastre, Adolfo [VerfasserIn]
Krug, Robert M [VerfasserIn]
Montelione, Gaetano T [VerfasserIn]

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3QKI37EEHE
415SHH325A
Adenosine Monophosphate
Alanine
Antiviral Agents
Antivirals
COVID-19
Coronavirus Papain-Like Proteases
EC 3.4.22.2
HCV protease inhibitors
Journal Article
Molecular docking
OF5P57N2ZX
Papain-like protease, SARS-CoV-2
Protease Inhibitors
Remdesivir
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2 3CL/M(pro) protease
SARS-CoV-2 PL protease
SARS-CoV-2 virus replication
Synergism

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Date Completed 28.05.2021

Date Revised 16.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

UpdateOf: ChemRxiv. 2020 Apr 21;:. - PMID 32511291

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109133

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