National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
82394463; 92169112; 82341036
China
National Key R&D Program of China
2022YFC2604100; 2021YFC2300703; 2023YFC2307800
China
Non-profit Central Research Institute Fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
2023-PT310-02
China
Major Project of Guangzhou National Laboratory
GZNL2023A01008; GZNL2024A01008
China
R&D Program of Guangzhou Laboratory
SRPG22-003
China
Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project
ZD2021CY001
China
Citation
Journal: Cell / Year: 2025 Title: Early fusion intermediate of ACE2-using coronavirus spike acting as an antiviral target. Authors: Lixiao Xing / Zhimin Liu / Xinling Wang / Qianying Liu / Wei Xu / Qiyu Mao / Xiang Zhang / Aihua Hao / Shuai Xia / Zezhong Liu / Lujia Sun / Guangxu Zhang / Qian Wang / Zhenguo Chen / Shibo ...Authors: Lixiao Xing / Zhimin Liu / Xinling Wang / Qianying Liu / Wei Xu / Qiyu Mao / Xiang Zhang / Aihua Hao / Shuai Xia / Zezhong Liu / Lujia Sun / Guangxu Zhang / Qian Wang / Zhenguo Chen / Shibo Jiang / Lei Sun / Lu Lu / Abstract: Coronavirus fusion with and entry into the host cell depends on viral spike, which acts as a crucial component of viral infection. However, the lack of receptor-activated spike intermediate ...Coronavirus fusion with and entry into the host cell depends on viral spike, which acts as a crucial component of viral infection. However, the lack of receptor-activated spike intermediate conformation has hindered a comprehensive understanding of spike-induced membrane fusion. Here, we captured an angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-induced early fusion intermediate conformation (E-FIC) of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike in which heptad repeat 1 (HR1) in S2 has ejected while S1 remains attached. This E-FIC can transition to the late FIC after S2' cleavage. Leveraging this discovery, we designed an E-FIC-targeted dual-functional antiviral protein, AL5E. AL5E effectively inactivated ACE2-using coronaviruses and inhibited their infection, outperforming a mono-functional antiviral in protecting animals against these coronaviruses. This study has identified the E-FIC and used it as a target for the development of a dual-functional antiviral for the prevention and treatment of ACE2-using coronavirus infection.
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