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Title | A broad-spectrum macrocyclic peptide inhibitor of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, Vol. 120, Issue 26, Page e2303292120, Year 2023 |
Publish date | Jun 27, 2023 |
Authors | Vito Thijssen / Daniel L Hurdiss / Oliver J Debski-Antoniak / Matthew A Spence / Charlotte Franck / Alexander Norman / Anupriya Aggarwal / Nadia J Mokiem / David A A van Dongen / Stein W Vermeir / Minglong Liu / Wentao Li / Marianthi Chatziandreou / Tim Donselaar / Wenjuan Du / Ieva Drulyte / Berend-Jan Bosch / Joost Snijder / Stuart G Turville / Richard J Payne / Colin J Jackson / Frank J M van Kuppeveld / Seino A K Jongkees / |
PubMed Abstract | The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had great societal and health consequences. Despite the availability of vaccines, infection rates remain high due to immune evasive Omicron sublineages. Broad- ...The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had great societal and health consequences. Despite the availability of vaccines, infection rates remain high due to immune evasive Omicron sublineages. Broad-spectrum antivirals are needed to safeguard against emerging variants and future pandemics. We used messenger RNA (mRNA) display under a reprogrammed genetic code to find a spike-targeting macrocyclic peptide that inhibits SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) Wuhan strain infection and pseudoviruses containing spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 variants or related sarbecoviruses. Structural and bioinformatic analyses reveal a conserved binding pocket between the receptor-binding domain, N-terminal domain, and S2 region, distal to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor-interaction site. Our data reveal a hitherto unexplored site of vulnerability in sarbecoviruses that peptides and potentially other drug-like molecules can target. |
External links | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / PubMed:37339194 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.2 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-16144, PDB-8bon: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-NAG: |
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Keywords | VIRAL PROTEIN / Glycoprotein / macrocyclic peptide / Complex / Inhibitor |