Enhanced binding and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 by a plant-derived ACE2 protein containing a fused mu tailpiece

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Infectious diseases such as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) present an increasingly persistent crisis in many parts of the world. COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a crucial cellular receptor for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Inhibition of the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and ACE2 has been proposed as a target for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. We produced four recombinant plant-derived ACE2 isoforms with or without the mu tailpiece (μ-tp) of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and the KDEL endoplasmic reticulum retention motif in a plant expression system. The plant-derived ACE2 isoforms bound whole SARS-CoV-2 virus and the isolated receptor binding domains of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron variants. Fusion of μ-tp and KDEL to the ACE2 protein (ACE2 μK) had enhanced binding activity with SARS-CoV-2 in comparison with unmodified ACE2 protein derived from CHO cells. Furthermore, the plant-derived ACE2 μK protein exhibited no cytotoxic effects on Vero E6 cells and effectively inhibited SARS-CoV-2 infection. The efficient and rapid scalability of plant-derived ACE2 μK protein offers potential for the development of preventive and therapeutic agents in the early response to future viral outbreaks.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

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Biotechnology journal - 19(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite e2300319

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lim, Sohee [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Hyung-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Jeong, Dae Gwin [VerfasserIn]
Nie, Hualin [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sanghee [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Seo-Rin [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Kyu-Sun [VerfasserIn]
Ryu, Young Bae [VerfasserIn]
Mason, Hugh S [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hyun-Soon [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Ah-Young [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Suk-Yoon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACE2
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
COVID-19
EC 3.4.15.1
EC 3.4.17.23
IgM mu tailpiece
Journal Article
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Plant Proteins
Plant expression system
Plant molecular farming
Protein Isoforms
Recombinant protein
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 30.01.2024

Date Revised 30.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/biot.202300319

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36346090X