Valproate-coenzyme A conjugate blocks opening of receptor binding domains in the spike trimer of SARS-CoV-2 through an allosteric mechanism.
Valproate-coenzyme A conjugate blocks opening of receptor binding domains in the spike trimer of SARS-CoV-2 through an allosteric mechanism.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.csbj.2023.01.014
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
6
通讯作者:
Batista, Victor S.
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作者:
Maschietto, Federica;Qiu, Tianyin;Wang, Jimin;Shi, Yuanjun;Allen, Brandon;Lisi, George P.;Lolis, Elias;Batista, Victor S.
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The receptor-binding domains (RBDs) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike trimer exhibit "up" and "down" conformations often targeted by neutralizing antibodies. Only in the “up” configuration can RBDs bind to the ACE2 receptor of the host cell and initiate the process of viral multiplication. Here, we identify a lead compound (3-oxo-valproate-coenzyme A conjugate or Val-CoA) that stabilizes the spike trimer with RBDs in the down conformation. Val-CoA interacts with three R408 residues, one from each RBD, which significantly reduces the inter-subunit R408-R408 distance by ∼ 13 Å and closes the central pore formed by the three RBDs. Experimental evidence is presented that R408 is part of a triggering mechanism that controls the prefusion to postfusion state transition of the spike trimer. By stabilizing the RBDs in the down configuration, this and other related compounds can likely attenuate viral transmission. The reported findings for binding of Val-CoA to the spike trimer suggest a new approach for the design of allosteric antiviral drugs that do not have to compete for specific virus-receptor interactions but instead hinder the conformational motion of viral membrane proteins essential for interaction with the host cell. Here, we introduce an approach to target the spike protein by identifying lead compounds that stabilize the RBDs in the trimeric “down” configuration. When these compounds trimerize monomeric RBD immunogens as co-immunogens, they could also induce new types of non-ACE2 blocking antibodies that prevent local cell-to-cell transmission of the virus, providing a novel approach for inhibition of SARS-CoV-2. MD-derived ESP maps reveal that three R408 residues make π-π-π stacking and multiple H-bonding interactions with Valproate-CoA conjugate bound at its central pore. The binding of this compound populates the spike trimer in a closed state. VPA-CoA binds the closed form of three RBDs of the spike trimer of SARS-CoV-2. R408 is part of a triggering mechanism for open-closing dynamics of the spike trimer Binding of VPA-CoA enhances inter-subunit RBD interactions via hydrogen bonds VPA-CoA targets an unexplored allosteric regulation site of the spike trimer VPA-CoA and related compounds for next generation of spike vaccines
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影响因子:
18.2
作者:
Casalino L;Gaieb Z;Goldsmith JA;Hjorth CK;Dommer AC;Harbison AM;Fogarty CA;Barros EP;Taylor BC;McLellan JS;Fadda E;Amaro RE
通讯作者:
Amaro RE
DOI:
10.1107/s0907444904019158
发表时间:
2004-12-01
影响因子:
2.2
作者:
Emsley, P;Cowtan, K
通讯作者:
Cowtan, K
影响因子:
5.6
作者:
LEE, B;RICHARDS, FM
通讯作者:
RICHARDS, FM
影响因子:
64.8
作者:
Ke, Zunlong;Oton, Joaquin;Briggs, John A. G.
通讯作者:
Briggs, John A. G.
影响因子:
64.8
作者:
CHOTHIA, C;JANIN, J
通讯作者:
JANIN, J