A Suitable Membrane Distance Regulated by the RBD_ACE2 Interaction is Critical for SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Mediated Viral Invasion

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The receptor-binding domain (RBD) of spike recognizing the receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) initiates membrane fusion between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and cell membrane. Although the structure of the RBD_ACE2 complex has been well studied, its functional mechanism in membrane fusion is still not fully understood. Here, using an in vitro cell-vesicle content-mixing assay, it is found that the cleavage at the S2' site by thrombin (Thr) protease strongly accelerates membrane fusion, compared to that of cleavage at the S1/S2 site by PreScission (3C) protease. Moreover, mutations at the RBD_ACE2 interface resulted in a positive correlation between binding affinity and fusion probability. In both the cell-vesicle and cell-cell fusion assays, by crosslinking two membranes via the neutravidin (NTV)_biotin interaction or complementary DNA strands, it is found that spike drives membrane fusion in the absence of ACE2, and a suitable distance between two membranes is critical for spike-mediated membrane fusion. Finally, unsuitable membrane crosslinkers significantly inhibited the fusion probability in the presence of ACE2. Taken together, the results suggest that the RBD_ACE2 complex may act as a crosslinker to bridge the viral and cell membranes at a suitable distance, which is critical, but also substitutable for spike-mediated SARS-CoV-2 entry.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) - 10(2023), 28 vom: 17. Okt., Seite e2301478

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Mengdan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Jiaqi [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Lele [VerfasserIn]
Xiang, Yijuan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Kaiyu [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Linwei [VerfasserIn]
Duan, Yanping [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zimin [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Fanli [VerfasserIn]
Shui, Weiwei [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Guangwen [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Ying [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Membrane fusion
RBD_ACE2 interaction
SARS-CoV-2
Spike

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Date Revised 10.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1002/advs.202301478

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NLM360895581