SARS-CoV-2 hijacks cellular kinase CDK2 to promote viral RNA synthesis

© 2022. The Author(s)..

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has devastated global health. Identifying key host factors essential for SARS-CoV-2 RNA replication is expected to unravel cellular targets for the development of broad-spectrum antiviral drugs which have been quested for the preparedness of future viral outbreaks. Here, we have identified host proteins that associate with nonstructural protein 12 (nsp12), the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of SARS-CoV-2 using a mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomic approach. Among the candidate factors, CDK2 (Cyclin-dependent kinase 2), a member of cyclin-dependent kinases, interacts with nsp12 and causes its phosphorylation at T20, thus facilitating the assembly of the RdRp complex consisting of nsp12, nsp7 and nsp8 and promoting efficient synthesis of viral RNA. The crucial role of CDK2 in viral RdRp function is further supported by our observation that CDK2 inhibitors potently impair viral RNA synthesis and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Taken together, we have discovered CDK2 as a key host factor of SARS-CoV-2 RdRp complex, thus serving a promising target for the development of SARS-CoV-2 RdRp inhibitors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Signal transduction and targeted therapy - 7(2022), 1 vom: 27. Dez., Seite 400

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guo, Saisai [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Xiaobo [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Jianyuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Xiaojing [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zixiong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lidan [VerfasserIn]
Yi, Dongrong [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Li, Quanjie [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yongxin [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Jiwei [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiaoyu [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jianwei [VerfasserIn]
Cen, Shan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CDK2 protein, human
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2
EC 2.7.11.22
EC 2.7.7.48
Journal Article
RNA, Viral
RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Viral Nonstructural Proteins

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Date Completed 29.12.2022

Date Revised 09.01.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41392-022-01239-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350866201