Structural Basis of Main Proteases of Coronavirus Bound to Drug Candidate PF-07304814

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New variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged and spread rapidly all over the world, which strongly supports the need for pharmacological options to complement vaccine strategies. Main protease (Mpro or 3CLpro) is a critical enzyme in the life cycle of SARS-CoV-2 and appears to be highly conserved among different genera of coronaviruses, making it an ideal target for the development of drugs with broad-spectrum property. PF-07304814 developed by Pfizer is an intravenously administered inhibitor targeting SARS-CoV-2 Mpro. Here we showed that PF-07304814 displays broad-spectrum inhibitory activity against Mpros from multiple coronaviruses. Crystal structures of Mpros of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and HCoV-NL63 bound to the inhibitor PF-07304814 revealed a conserved ligand-binding site, providing new insights into the mechanism of inhibition of viral replication. A detailed analysis of these crystal structures complemented by comprehensive comparison defined the key structural determinants essential for inhibition and illustrated the binding mode of action of Mpros from different coronaviruses. In view of the importance of Mpro for the medications of SARS-CoV-2 infection, insights derived from the present study should accelerate the design of pan-coronaviral main protease inhibitors that are safer and more effective.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:434

Enthalten in:

Journal of molecular biology - 434(2022), 16 vom: 30. Aug., Seite 167706

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xuelan [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Fanglin [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Pei [VerfasserIn]
McCormick, Peter J [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Haihai [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3C-like protease, SARS coronavirus
Coronavirus
Coronavirus 3C Proteases
Coronavirus Protease Inhibitors
EC 3.4.22.-
EC 3.4.22.28
GMW67QNF9C
Indoles
Inhibitor
Journal Article
Leucine
Ligands
Lufotrelvir
Main protease
PF-07304814
Pyrrolidinones
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Structural basis
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Date Completed 09.08.2022

Date Revised 07.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167706

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NLM343298732