Alpha-1 antitrypsin inhibits TMPRSS2 protease activity and SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Alpha-1 antitrypsin inhibits TMPRSS2 protease activity and SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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DOI:
10.1038/s41467-021-21972-0
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发表时间:
2021-03-19
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Münch J
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Wettstein L;Weil T;Conzelmann C;Müller JA;Groß R;Hirschenberger M;Seidel A;Klute S;Zech F;Prelli Bozzo C;Preising N;Fois G;Lochbaum R;Knaff PM;Mailänder V;Ständker L;Thal DR;Schumann C;Stenger S;Kleger A;Lochnit G;Mayer B;Ruiz-Blanco YB;Hoffmann M;Sparrer KMJ;Pöhlmann S;Sanchez-Garcia E;Kirchhoff F;Frick M;Münch J
SARS-CoV-2 is a respiratory pathogen and primarily infects the airway epithelium. As our knowledge about innate immune factors of the respiratory tract against SARS-CoV-2 is limited, we generated and screened a peptide/protein library derived from bronchoalveolar lavage for inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 spike-driven entry. Analysis of antiviral fractions revealed the presence of α1-antitrypsin (α1AT), a highly abundant circulating serine protease inhibitor. Here, we report that α1AT inhibits SARS-CoV-2 entry at physiological concentrations and suppresses viral replication in cell lines and primary cells including human airway epithelial cultures. We further demonstrate that α1AT binds and inactivates the serine protease TMPRSS2, which enzymatically primes the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein for membrane fusion. Thus, the acute phase protein α1AT is an inhibitor of TMPRSS2 and SARS-CoV-2 entry, and may play an important role in the innate immune defense against the novel coronavirus. Our findings suggest that repurposing of α1AT-containing drugs has prospects for the therapy of COVID-19. Here, via screening of a polypeptide library from bronchoalveolar lavage, the authors identify and characterize α1-antitrypsin (α1AT) as SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor and show that α1AT binds and inactivates the serine protease TMPRSS2, which enzymatically primes the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein for membrane fusion.
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