Identification of novel antiviral drug candidates using an optimized SARS-CoV-2 phenotypic screening platform

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Reliable, easy-to-handle phenotypic screening platforms are needed for the identification of anti-SARS-CoV-2 compounds. Here, we present caspase 3/7 activity as a readout for monitoring the replication of SARS-CoV-2 isolates from different variants, including a remdesivir-resistant strain, and of other coronaviruses in numerous cell culture models, independently of cytopathogenic effect formation. Compared to other models, the Caco-2 subline Caco-2-F03 displayed superior performance. It possesses a stable SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility phenotype and does not produce false-positive hits due to drug-induced phospholipidosis. A proof-of-concept screen of 1,796 kinase inhibitors identified known and novel antiviral drug candidates including inhibitors of phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH), CDC like kinase 1 (CLK-1), and colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R). The activity of the PHGDH inhibitor NCT-503 was further increased in combination with the hexokinase II (HK2) inhibitor 2-deoxy-D-glucose, which is in clinical development for COVID-19. In conclusion, caspase 3/7 activity detection in SARS-CoV-2-infected Caco-2-F03 cells provides a simple phenotypic high-throughput screening platform for SARS-CoV-2 drug candidates that reduces false-positive hits.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

iScience - 26(2023), 2 vom: 17. Feb., Seite 105944

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bojkova, Denisa [VerfasserIn]
Reus, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Panosch, Leona [VerfasserIn]
Bechtel, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Rothenburger, Tamara [VerfasserIn]
Kandler, Joshua D [VerfasserIn]
Pfeiffer, Annika [VerfasserIn]
Wagner, Julian U G [VerfasserIn]
Shumliakivska, Mariana [VerfasserIn]
Dimmeler, Stefanie [VerfasserIn]
Olmer, Ruth [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]
Vondran, Florian W R [VerfasserIn]
Toptan, Tuna [VerfasserIn]
Rothweiler, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Zehner, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Rabenau, Holger F [VerfasserIn]
Osman, Karen L [VerfasserIn]
Pullan, Steven T [VerfasserIn]
Carroll, Miles W [VerfasserIn]
Stack, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Ciesek, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Wass, Mark N [VerfasserIn]
Michaelis, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Cinatl, Jindrich [VerfasserIn]

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Drugs
Journal Article
Screening in health technology
Virology

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Date Revised 02.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.isci.2023.105944

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NLM35155212X