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ReviewMicrobial pathogenesis2021

Spike glycoproteins: Their significance for corona viruses and receptor binding activities for pathogenesis and viral survival.

Ali Noman, Muhammad Aqeel, Noreen Khalid, Mohamed Hashem, Saad Alamari, Saad Zafar, Muhammad Qasim, Muhammad Kashif Irshad, Sameer H Qari

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Review in Microbial pathogenesis, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Ali NomanDepartment of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Electronic address: alinoman@gcuf.edu.pk.
Muhammad AqeelState Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, PR China. Electronic address: aqeelbutt99@gmail.com.
Noreen KhalidDepartment of Botany, Government College Women University Sialkot, Sialkot, Pakistan.
Mohamed HashemKing Khalid University, College of Science, Department of Biology, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia; Assiut University, Faculty of Science, Botany and Microbiology Department, Assiut, 71516, Egypt.
Saad AlamariKing Khalid University, College of Science, Department of Biology, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia; Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Center for Environmental and Tourism Research and Studies, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Saad ZafarDistrict Headquarters Hospital, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad QasimKey Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
Muhammad Kashif IrshadDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Sameer H QariBiology Department, Aljumum University College, Umm Al - Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: qarish@uqu.edu.sa.
Government College University, Faisalabad · PKKing Khalid University · SAGovernment College Women University SialkotLanzhou University · CNMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs · CNPunjab Medical College · PKUmm al-Qura University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent outbreak of Covid-19 is posing a severe threat to public health globally. Coronaviruses (CoVs) are the largest known group of positive-sense RNA viruses surviving on an extensive number of natural hosts. CoVs are enveloped and non-segmented viruses with a size between 80 and 120 nm. CoV attachment to the surface receptor and its subsequent entrance into cells is mediated by Spike glycoprotein (S). For enhanced CoV entry and successful pathogenesis of CoV, proteolytic processing and receptor-binding act synergistically for induction of large-scale S conformational changes. The shape, size and orientation of receptor-binding domains in viral attachment proteins are well conserved among viruses of different classes that utilize the same receptor. Therefore, investigations unraveling the distribution of cellular receptors with respect to CoV entry, structural aspects of glycoproteins and related conformational changes are highly significant for understanding virus invasion and infection spread. We present the characteristic features of CoV S-Proteins, their significance for CoVs and related receptor binding activities for pathogenesis and viral survival. We are analyzing the novel role of S-protein of CoVs along with their interactive receptors for improving host immunity and decreasing infection spread. This is hoped that presented information will open new ways in tackling coronavirus, especially for the ongoing epidemic.

Indexed as

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsBinding SitesCoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentHumansProtein BindingProtein ConformationSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVirus InternalizationVirus ReplicationAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusCovid-19Infection controlReceptors binding complexViral replication

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PMID33373693
PMCPMC7764473
OpenAlexW3117817420

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