ArticleScience bulletin2021
Binding of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to glycans.
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72 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Simple One-Step Deuterated Peracetylation-MALDI-MS/MS (OSDPM) Strategy for Structural Sequencing of Glycosaminoglycan Oligosaccharides.Analytical chemistry · 2025Article
- Defining diverse spike-receptor interactions involved in SARS-CoV-2 entry: Mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities.Virology · 2025Review
- Balancing stability and function: impact of the surface charge of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike protein.Npj viruses · 2025Review
- Pathogens that infect mammalian cells via sulfonated glycosaminoglycans.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Review
- Efficacy of dispirotripiperazine PDSTP in a golden Syrian hamster model of SARS-CoV-2 infection.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Cellular sialoglycans are differentially required for endosomal and cell-surface entry of SARS-CoV-2 in lung cell lines.PLoS pathogens · 2024Article
- Single-molecule imaging reveals allosteric stimulation of SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain by host sialic acid.Science advances · 2024Article
- Glycosaminoglycan microarrays for studying glycosaminoglycan-protein systems.Carbohydrate polymers · 2024Review
- Benzene with Alkyl Chains Is a Universal Scaffold for Multivalent Virucidal Antivirals.ACS central science · 2024Article
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- Sulfated Glycans Inhibit the Interaction of MERS-CoV Receptor Binding Domain with Heparin.Viruses · 2024Article
- Two Receptor Binding Strategy of SARS-CoV-2 Is Mediated by Both the N-Terminal and Receptor-Binding Spike Domain.The journal of physical chemistry. B · 2024Article
- Sialylated Glycan Bindings from SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein to Blood and Endothelial Cells Govern the Severe Morbidities of COVID-19.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Genotype and Phenotype Characterization ofViruses · 2023Article
- Oligosaccharides as Potential Regulators of Gut Microbiota and Intestinal Health in Post-COVID-19 Management.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Preventative and therapeutic potential of animal milk components against COVID-19: A comprehensive review.Food science & nutrition · 2023Article
- Sulfated polysaccharides act as baits to interfere with the binding of the spike protein (SARS-CoV-2) to the ACE2 receptor and can be administered through food.Journal of functional foods · 2023Article
- Non-anticoagulant heparin derivatives for COVID-19 treatment.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2023Review
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Abstract
The pandemic of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a high number of deaths in the world. To combat it, it is necessary to develop a better understanding of how the virus infects host cells. Infection normally starts with the attachment of the virus to cell-surface glycans like heparan sulfate (HS) and sialic acid-containing glycolipids/glycoproteins. In this study, we examined and compared the binding of the subunits and spike (S) proteins of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and Middle East respiratory disease (MERS)-CoV to these glycans. Our results revealed that the S proteins and subunits can bind to HS in a sulfation-dependent manner and no binding with sialic acid residues was detected. Overall, this work suggests that HS binding may be a general mechanism for the attachment of these coronaviruses to host cells, and supports the potential importance of HS in infection and in the development of antiviral agents against these viruses.
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