The Glycan-Binding Trait of the Sarbecovirus Spike N-Terminal Domain Reveals an Evolutionary Footprint.
The Glycan-Binding Trait of the Sarbecovirus Spike N-Terminal Domain Reveals an Evolutionary Footprint.
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DOI:
10.1128/jvi.00958-22
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发表时间:
2022-08-10
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Shi, Zheng-Li
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Guo, Hua;Li, Ang;Lin, Hao-Feng;Liu, Mei-Qin;Chen, Jing;Jiang, Ting-Ting;Li, Bei;Wang, Yi;Letko, Michael C.;Peng, Wenjie;Shi, Zheng-Li
The spike protein on sarbecovirus virions contains two external, protruding domains: an N-terminal domain (NTD) with unclear function and a C-terminal domain (CTD) that binds the host receptor, allowing for viral entry and infection. While the CTD is well studied for therapeutic interventions, the role of the NTD is far less well understood for many coronaviruses. Here, we demonstrate that the spike NTD from SARS-CoV-2 and other sarbecoviruses binds to unidentified glycans in vitro similarly to other members of the Coronaviridae family. We also show that these spike NTD (S-NTD) proteins adhere to Calu3 cells, a human lung cell line, although the biological relevance of this is unclear. In contrast to what has been shown for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which attaches sialic acids during cell entry, sialic acids present on Calu3 cells inhibited sarbecovirus infection. Therefore, while sarbecoviruses can interact with cell surface glycans similarly to other coronaviruses, their reliance on glycans for entry is different from that of other respiratory coronaviruses, suggesting sarbecoviruses and MERS-CoV have adapted to different cell types, tissues, or hosts during their divergent evolution. Our findings provide important clues for further exploring the biological functions of sarbecovirus glycan binding and adds to our growing understanding of the complex forces that shape coronavirus spike evolution. IMPORTANCE Spike N-terminal domains (S-NTD) of sarbecoviruses are highly diverse; however, their function remains largely understudied compared with the receptor-binding domains (RBD). Here, we show that sarbecovirus S-NTD can be phylogenetically clustered into five clades and exhibit various levels of glycan binding in vitro. We also show that, unlike some coronaviruses, including MERS-CoV, sialic acids present on the surface of Calu3, a human lung cell culture, inhibit SARS-CoV-2 and other sarbecoviruses. These results suggest that while glycan binding might be an ancestral trait conserved across different coronavirus families, the functional outcome during infection can vary, reflecting divergent viral evolution. Our results expand our knowledge on the biological functions of the S-NTD across diverse sarbecoviruses and provide insight on the evolutionary history of coronavirus spike.
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影响因子:
13.2
作者:
Guo H;Hu B;Si HR;Zhu Y;Zhang W;Li B;Li A;Geng R;Lin HF;Yang XL;Zhou P;Shi ZL
通讯作者:
Shi ZL
影响因子:
8.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
de Groot RJ
影响因子:
5.4
作者:
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通讯作者:
Ritter DG
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1809667116
发表时间:
2019-02-12
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
Hulswit, Ruben J. G.;Lang, Yifei;de Groot, Raoul J.
通讯作者:
de Groot, Raoul J.
影响因子:
5.4
作者:
Liu, Chang;Tang, Jian;Li, Fang
通讯作者:
Li, Fang