Targeting SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease in the postvaccine era

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While vaccines remain at the forefront of global healthcare responses, pioneering therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2 are expected to fill the gaps for waning immunity. Rapid development and approval of orally available direct-acting antivirals targeting crucial SARS-CoV-2 proteins marked the beginning of the era of small-molecule drugs for COVID-19. In that regard, the papain-like protease (PLpro) can be considered a major SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic target due to its dual biological role in suppressing host innate immune responses and in ensuring viral replication. Here, we summarize the challenges of targeting PLpro and innovative early-stage PLpro-specific small molecules. We propose that state-of-the-art computer-aided drug design (CADD) methodologies will play a critical role in the discovery of PLpro compounds as a novel class of COVID-19 drugs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Trends in pharmacological sciences - 43(2022), 11 vom: 15. Nov., Seite 906-919

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ton, Anh-Tien [VerfasserIn]
Pandey, Mohit [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Jason R [VerfasserIn]
Ban, Fuqiang [VerfasserIn]
Fernandez, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Cherkasov, Artem [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
Artificial intelligence
COVID-19
Computer-aided drug design
Coronavirus Papain-Like Proteases
EC 3.4.22.2
Journal Article
Papain-like protease
Papain-like protease, SARS-CoV-2
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Small molecules

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Date Completed 18.10.2022

Date Revised 17.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tips.2022.08.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346307600