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ArticleCell reports2021

Compartmentalization-aided interaction screening reveals extensive high-order complexes within the SARS-CoV-2 proteome.

Weifan Xu, Gaofeng Pei, Hongrui Liu, Xiaohui Ju, Jing Wang, Qiang Ding, Pilong Li

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Article in Cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Weifan XuBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology & Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Beijing, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Gaofeng PeiBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology & Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Beijing, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Hongrui LiuSchool of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Xiaohui JuBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology & Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Beijing, China; School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Jing WangBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology & Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Beijing, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Qiang DingBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology & Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Beijing, China; School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Pilong LiBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology & Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Beijing, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Electronic address: pilongli@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
Tsinghua University · CNBeijing Advanced Sciences and Innovation Center · CNCenter for Life Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bearing a relatively large single-stranded RNA genome in nature, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) utilizes sophisticated replication/transcription complexes (RTCs), mainly composed of a network of nonstructural proteins and nucleocapsid protein, to establish efficient infection. In this study, we develop an innovative interaction screening strategy based on phase separation in cellulo, namely compartmentalization of protein-protein interactions in cells (CoPIC). Utilizing CoPIC screening, we map the interaction network among RTC-related viral proteins. We identify a total of 47 binary interactions among 14 proteins governing replication, discontinuous transcription, and translation of coronaviruses. Further exploration via CoPIC leads to the discovery of extensive ternary complexes composed of these components, which infer potential higher-order complexes. Taken together, our results present an efficient and robust interaction screening strategy, and they indicate the existence of a complex interaction network among RTC-related factors, thus opening up opportunities to understand SARS-CoV-2 biology and develop therapeutic interventions for COVID-19.

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ProteomeAnimalsCaco-2 CellsCell CompartmentationCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsCOVID-19HEK293 CellsHumansProtein Interaction MappingProtein Interaction MapsSARS-CoV-2Vero CellsViral Nonstructural ProteinsVirus ReplicationProteomeViral Nonstructural ProteinsCoPIChigh-order complexesnonstructural proteinsPRC2protein-protein interactionRTCSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34297909
PMCPMC8285250
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