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ArticleMolecular informatics2021

ACE2-Variants Indicate Potential SARS-CoV-2-Susceptibility in Animals: A Molecular Dynamics Study.

Szymon Pach, Trung Ngoc Nguyen, Jakob Trimpert, Dusan Kunec, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Gerhard Wolber

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Article in Molecular informatics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Szymon PachPharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 2-4, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
Trung Ngoc NguyenPharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 2-4, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
Jakob TrimpertInstitut für Virologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-Von-Ostertag-Str. 7-13, 14163, Berlin, Germany.
Dusan KunecInstitut für Virologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-Von-Ostertag-Str. 7-13, 14163, Berlin, Germany.
Nikolaus OsterriederInstitut für Virologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Robert-Von-Ostertag-Str. 7-13, 14163, Berlin, Germany.
Gerhard WolberPharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 2-4, 14195, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5344-0048
Freie Universität Berlin · DECity University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

Freie Universität BerlinHigh Performance Computing Service Team of ZEDAT
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to be a global threat, causing millions of deaths worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped virus with spike (S) glycoproteins conferring binding to the host cell's angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), which is critical for cellular entry. The host range of the virus extends well beyond humans and non-human primates. Natural and experimental infections have confirmed the high susceptibility of cats, ferrets, and Syrian hamsters, whereas dogs, mice, rats, pigs, and chickens are refractory to SARS-CoV-2 infection. To investigate the underlying reason for the variable susceptibility observed in different species, we have developed molecular descriptors to efficiently analyse dynamic simulation models of complexes between SARS-CoV-2 S and ACE2. Our extensive analyses represent the first systematic structure-based approach that allows predictions of species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsCatsCOVID-19DogsFerretsHaplorhiniHumansMesocricetusMiceMolecular Dynamics SimulationRatsSARS-CoV-2Species SpecificitySwineACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2ACE2Molecular dynamicsMolecular modelingSARS-CoV-2Spike

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PMID34378348
PMCPMC8420607
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