Development of Pan-Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Agents through Allosteric Inhibition of nsp14/nsp10 Complex

SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 functions both as an exoribonuclease (ExoN) together with its critical cofactor nsp10 and as an S-adenosyl methionine-dependent (guanine-N7) methyltransferase (MTase), which makes it an attractive target for the development of pan-anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs. Herein, we screened a panel of compounds (and drugs) and found that certain compounds, especially Bi(III)-based compounds, could allosterically inhibit both MTase and ExoN activities of nsp14 potently. We further demonstrated that Bi(III) binds to both nsp14 and nsp10, resulting in the release of Zn(II) ions from the enzymes as well as alternation of protein quaternary structures. The in vitro activities of the compounds were also validated in SARS-CoV-2-infected mammalian cells. Importantly, we showed that nsp14 serves as an authentic target of Bi(III)-based antivirals in SARS-CoV-2-infected mammalian cells by quantification of both the protein and inhibitor. This study highlights the importance of nsp14/nsp10 as a potential target for the development of pan-antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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ACS infectious diseases - 10(2024), 3 vom: 08. März, Seite 858-869

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Jingxin [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Xueying [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xiaohan [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Zhenzhi [VerfasserIn]
Ong, Chon Phin [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Zi-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Dong-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Boitrel, Bernard [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Shuofeng [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Jasper F-W [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hongyan [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Hongzhe [VerfasserIn]

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7LP2MPO46S
Antiviral
Antiviral Agents
Bioinorganic chemistry
Bismuth
EC 2.1.1.-
Journal Article
Methyltransferases
Nsp14 Exon and MTase
S-Adenosylmethionine
SARS-CoV-2
Viral Nonstructural Proteins

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00356

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363894330