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ArticlePloS one2020

Development and simulation of fully glycosylated molecular models of ACE2-Fc fusion proteins and their interaction with the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binding domain.

Austen Bernardi, Yihan Huang, Bradley Harris, Yongao Xiong, Somen Nandi, Karen A McDonald, Roland Faller

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Austen BernardiChemical Engineering, UC Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America.
Yihan HuangMaterials Science and Engineering, UC Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America.
Bradley HarrisChemical Engineering, UC Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America.
Yongao XiongChemical Engineering, UC Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America.
Somen NandiChemical Engineering, UC Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America.
Karen A McDonaldChemical Engineering, UC Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America.
Roland FallerChemical Engineering, UC Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-9946-3846
University of California, Davis · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We develop fully glycosylated computational models of ACE2-Fc fusion proteins which are promising targets for a COVID-19 therapeutic. These models are tested in their interaction with a fragment of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the Spike Protein S of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, via atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. We see that some ACE2 glycans interact with the S fragments, and glycans are influencing the conformation of the ACE2 receptor. Additionally, we optimize algorithms for protein glycosylation modelling in order to expedite future model development. All models and algorithms are openly available.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationAlgorithmsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2BetacoronavirusBinding SitesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19GlycosylationHumansPandemicsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APneumonia, ViralProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Peptidyl-Dipeptidase ARecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID32756606
PMCPMC7406073
OpenAlexW3047552884

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