Targeted intracellular degradation of SARS-CoV-2 via computationally optimized peptide fusions.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has elicited a global health crisis of catastrophic proportions. With only a few vaccines approved for early or limited use, there is a critical need for effective antiviral strategies. In this study, we report a unique antiviral platform, through computational design of ACE2-derived peptides which both target the viral spike protein receptor binding domain (RBD) and recruit E3 ubiquitin ligases for subsequent intracellular degradation of SARS-CoV-2 in the proteasome. Our engineered peptide fusions demonstrate robust RBD degradation capabilities in human cells and are capable of inhibiting infection-competent viral production, thus prompting their further experimental characterization and therapeutic development.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Chatterjee, P; Ponnapati, M; Kramme, C; Plesa, AM; Church, GM; Jacobson, JM
Published Date
- November 2020
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 3 / 1
Start / End Page
- 715 -
PubMed ID
- 33230174
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC7683566
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 2399-3642
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 2399-3642
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1038/s42003-020-01470-7
Language
- eng