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ReviewSignal transduction and targeted therapy2021

The glycosylation in SARS-CoV-2 and its receptor ACE2.

Yanqiu Gong, Suideng Qin, Lunzhi Dai, Zhixin Tian

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Review in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 134 papers.

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134citing papers in PubMed
10.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

134 citing papers in PubMed, 222 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yanqiu Gong *National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics and Department of General Practice, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, 610041, Chengdu, China.
Suideng Qin *School of Chemical Science & Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 200092, Shanghai, China.
Lunzhi DaiNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics and Department of General Practice, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, 610041, Chengdu, China. lunzhi.dai@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3003-8910
Zhixin TianSchool of Chemical Science & Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 200092, Shanghai, China. zhixintian@tongji.edu.cn.
Sichuan University · CNTongji University · CN

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology) 2018YFC1312301Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology) 2018YFC2000305National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 21775110National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22074105National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31870826National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81570060National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82073221
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a highly infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has infected more than 235 million individuals and led to more than 4.8 million deaths worldwide as of October 5 2021. Cryo-electron microscopy and topology show that the SARS-CoV-2 genome encodes lots of highly glycosylated proteins, such as spike (S), envelope (E), membrane (M), and ORF3a proteins, which are responsible for host recognition, penetration, binding, recycling and pathogenesis. Here we reviewed the detections, substrates, biological functions of the glycosylation in SARS-CoV-2 proteins as well as the human receptor ACE2, and also summarized the approved and undergoing SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics associated with glycosylation. This review may not only broad the understanding of viral glycobiology, but also provide key clues for the development of new preventive and therapeutic methodologies against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.

Indexed as

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Coronavirus M ProteinsCOVID-19Cryoelectron MicroscopyGlycosylationHumansPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AProtein BindingSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusViral Envelope ProteinsViral Matrix ProteinsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Coronavirus M Proteinsmembrane protein, SARS-CoV-2Peptidyl-Dipeptidase ASpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusViral Envelope ProteinsViral Matrix Proteins

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PMID34782609
PMCPMC8591162
OpenAlexW3214307669

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