Tubeimosides are pan-coronavirus and filovirus inhibitors that can block their fusion protein binding to Niemann-Pick C1

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SARS-CoV-2 and filovirus enter cells via the cell surface angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) or the late-endosome Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) as a receptor. Here, we screened 974 natural compounds and identified Tubeimosides I, II, and III as pan-coronavirus and filovirus entry inhibitors that target NPC1. Using in-silico, biochemical, and genomic approaches, we provide evidence that NPC1 also binds SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein on the receptor-binding domain (RBD), which is blocked by Tubeimosides. Importantly, NPC1 strongly promotes productive SARS-CoV-2 entry, which we propose is due to its influence on fusion in late endosomes. The Tubeimosides' antiviral activity and NPC1 function are further confirmed by infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC), SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV. Thus, NPC1 is a critical entry co-factor for highly pathogenic human coronaviruses (HCoVs) in the late endosomes, and Tubeimosides hold promise as a new countermeasure for these HCoVs and filoviruses.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 15(2024), 1 vom: 02. Jan., Seite 162

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khan, Ilyas [VerfasserIn]
Li, Sunan [VerfasserIn]
Tao, Lihong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chong [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Bowei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Huiyu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiaoyang [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, Iqbal [VerfasserIn]
Su, Wenqiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Gongxun [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Zhiyuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jinliang [VerfasserIn]
Hua, Rong-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Ao [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Xiao-Peng [VerfasserIn]
Bu, Zhi-Gao [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Yong-Hui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Journal Article
Niemann-Pick C1 Protein
Receptors, Virus
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus

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Date Completed 05.01.2024

Date Revised 05.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-023-44504-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366580469