Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities
PID2020-120322RB-C21
Spain
Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities
PID2020-116880GB-I00
Spain
Citation
Journal: ACS Omega / Year: 2025 Title: A Tetrapodal Tryptophan Derivative with Multiple Exposed Free Carboxylic Acids Blocks Host Cell Entry of Omicron SARS-Cov-2 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Authors: Olaia Martí-Marí / Marta Moreno-Simoni / Ana Isabel Avilés-Alía / Luciana Rusu / Alicia Forcada-Nadal / Anmol Adhav / Maria Luisa López-Redondo / Ana-Belén Blázquez / Ana Esteban / ...Authors: Olaia Martí-Marí / Marta Moreno-Simoni / Ana Isabel Avilés-Alía / Luciana Rusu / Alicia Forcada-Nadal / Anmol Adhav / Maria Luisa López-Redondo / Ana-Belén Blázquez / Ana Esteban / Nereida Jiménez de Oya / Alberto Marina / Vicente Rubio / José Luis Llácer / Federico Gago / Miguel A Martín-Acebes / María-Jesús Pérez-Pérez / Ron Geller / Ana San-Félix / Abstract: Omicron sublineages of SARS-CoV-2 have accelerated the spread of the virus and facilitated immune escape. In this work, we demonstrate that compound , a potent HIV and enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) entry ...Omicron sublineages of SARS-CoV-2 have accelerated the spread of the virus and facilitated immune escape. In this work, we demonstrate that compound , a potent HIV and enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) entry inhibitor previously discovered in our research group, also displays potent activity against different SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants while showing no activity against the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan strain. Moreover, its sodium salt () exhibited antiviral activity in a murine model of Omicron BA.1. infection. Indeed, biophysical and cryo-EM studies revealed binding of to the Omicron BA.1 spike (S) protein stabilizing a "closed" form in which ∼75% of the S particles have all RBDs down, unlike the usual "open" form with one RBD up. Such "closed" form decreases S avidity for the cellular receptor ACE2, thus inhibiting viral entry. Computer-assisted modeling studies strongly suggest that can interact with the intersubunit cavity of the S trimer of the Omicron BA.1 subvariant, making use of the multivalency principle. In this context, compound can be considered a pharmacological tool for studying and validating new antiviral strategies against Omicron variants. We also identified as a potent inhibitor of RSV and the Ebola virus. The effectiveness of against a diverse set of viruses of different families supports its use as a promising lead for the development of entry inhibitors against current and future viral infections, representing a meaningful advance in the field.
Protein or peptide: Spike from OMICRON_GSAS_2P BA.1 variant
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Supramolecule #1: Spike from OMICRON_GSAS_2P BA.1 variant
Supramolecule
Name: Spike from OMICRON_GSAS_2P BA.1 variant / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all Details: SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein variant OMICRON with furin side replaced by GSAS and with 2 Proline substitution at 986 and 987
Source (natural)
Organism: SARS-CoV-2 (virus)
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Macromolecule #1: Spike from OMICRON_GSAS_2P BA.1 variant
Organism: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Recombinant expression
Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Sequence
String: M F V F L V L L P L V S S Q C V N L T T R T Q L P P A Y T N S F T R G V Y Y P D K V F R S S V L H S T Q D L F L P F F S N V T W F H V I S G T N G T K R F D N P V L P F N D G ...String:
M F V F L V L L P L V S S Q C V N L T T R T Q L P P A Y T N S F T R G V Y Y P D K V F R S S V L H S T Q D L F L P F F S N V T W F H V I S G T N G T K R F D N P V L P F N D G V Y F A S I E K S N I I R G W I F G T T L D S K T Q S L L I V N N A T N V V I K V C E F Q F C N D P F L D H K N N K S W M E S E F R V Y S S A N N C T F E Y V S Q P F L M D L E G K Q G N F K N L R E F V F K N I D G Y F K I Y S K H T P I I V R E P E D L P Q G F S A L E P L V D L P I G I N I T R F Q T L L A L H R S Y L T P G D S S S G W T A G A A A Y Y V G Y L Q P R T F L L K Y N E N G T I T D A V D C A L D P L S E T K C T L K S F T V E K G I Y Q T S N F R V Q P T E S I V R F P N I T N L C P F D E V F N A T R F A S V Y A W N R K R I S N C V A D Y S V L Y N L A P F F T F K C Y G V S P T K L N D L C F T N V Y A D S F V I R G D E V R Q I A P G Q T G N I A D Y N Y K L P D D F T G C V I A W N S N K L D S K V S G N Y N Y L Y R L F R K S N L K P F E R D I S T E I Y Q A G N K P C N G V A G F N C Y F P L R S Y S F R P T Y G V G H Q P Y R V V V L S F E L L H A P A T V C G P K K S T N L V K N K C V N F N F N G L K G T G V L T E S N K K F L P F Q Q F G R D I A D T T D A V R D P Q T L E I L D I T P C S F G G V S V I T P G T N T S N Q V A V L Y Q G V N C T E V P V A I H A D Q L T P T W R V Y S T G S N V F Q T R A G C L I G A E Y V N N S Y E C D I P I G A G I C A S Y Q T Q T K S H G S A S S V A S Q S I I A Y T M S L G A E N S V A Y S N N S I A I P T N F T I S V T T E I L P V S M T K T S V D C T M Y I C G D S T E C S N L L L Q Y G S F C T Q L K R A L T G I A V E Q D K N T Q E V F A Q V K Q I Y K T P P I K Y F G G F N F S Q I L P D P S K P S K R S F I E D L L F N K V T L A D A G F I K Q Y G D C L G D I A A R D L I C A Q K F K G L T V L P P L L T D E M I A Q Y T S A L L A G T I T S G W T F G A G A A L Q I P F A M Q M A Y R F N G I G V T Q N V L Y E N Q K L I A N Q F N S A I G K I Q D S L S S T A S A L G K L Q D V V N H N A Q A L N T L V K Q L S S K F G A I S S V L N D I F S R L D P P E A E V Q I D R L I T G R L Q S L Q T Y V T Q Q L I R A A E I R A S A N L A A T K M S E C V L G Q S K R V D F C G K G Y H L M S F P Q S A P H G V V F L H V T Y V P A Q E K N F T T A P A I C H D G K A H F P R E G V F V S N G T H W F V T Q R N F Y E P Q I I T T D N T F V S G N C D V V I G I V N N T V Y D P L Q P E L D S F K E E L D K Y F K N H T S P D V D L G D I S G I N A S V V N I Q K E I D R L N E V A K N L N E S L I D L Q E L G K Y E Q
Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 95 % / Chamber temperature: 291.15 K / Instrument: LEICA EM GP
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
TFS GLACIOS
Image recording
Film or detector model: FEI FALCON IV (4k x 4k) / Number grids imaged: 1 / Number real images: 5972 / Average exposure time: 5.01 sec. / Average electron dose: 36.55 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 200 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron optics
C2 aperture diameter: 50.0 µm / Illumination mode: OTHER / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Cs: 2.7 mm / Nominal defocus max: 3.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 2.0 µm
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