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ArticleiScience2022

Compound screen identifies the small molecule Q34 as an inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Qi Cui, Gustavo Garcia, Mingzi Zhang, Cheng Wang, Hongzhi Li, Tao Zhou, Guihua Sun, Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami, Yanhong Shi

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Article in iScience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Qi CuiDivision of Stem Cell Biology Research, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
Gustavo GarciaDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Mingzi ZhangDivision of Stem Cell Biology Research, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
Cheng WangDivision of Stem Cell Biology Research, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
Hongzhi LiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
Tao ZhouDivision of Stem Cell Biology Research, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
Guihua SunDiabetes and Metabolism Research Institute at City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
Vaithilingaraja ArumugaswamiDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Yanhong ShiDivision of Stem Cell Biology Research, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.

Funding

Transgenic Mouse FacilityP30CA033572 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI XIWEI WU · 1985 to 2026
$86.3M
The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the University of California, IrvineP30AG066519 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Elizabeth Head · 2020 to 2026
$27.9M
ApoE2 in Alzheimer's disease: the neuroprotective effects and mechanismsRF1AG061794 · NIA · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI SHI, YANHONG · 2018 to 2018
$3.1M
Modeling Alzheimer’s disease using directly reprogrammed isogenic neural cellsR01AG056305 · NIA · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI HUANG, YADONG, SHI, YANHONG · 2017 to 2021
$2.2M
Develop age-relevant glial cellular models using human directly reprogrammed cellsR01AG072291 · NIA · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI SHI, YANHONG · 2021 to 2025
$2.2M
Neurodevelopmental Trajectories Towards Neurodegenerative DiseaseK23AG048291 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MILLER, ZACHARY A · 2015 to 2019
$912k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA033572NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066519NIA NIH HHS R01 AG056305NIA NIH HHS R01 AG072291NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG061794
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak poses a serious threat to global public health. Effective countermeasures and approved therapeutics are desperately needed. In this study, we screened a small molecule library containing the NCI-DTP compounds to identify molecules that can prevent SARS-CoV-2 cellular entry. By applying a luciferase assay-based screening using a pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2-mediated cell entry assay, we identified a small molecule compound Q34 that can efficiently block cellular entry of the pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 into human ACE2-expressing HEK293T cells, and inhibit the infection of the authentic SARS-CoV-2 in human ACE2-expressing HEK293T cells, human iPSC-derived neurons and astrocytes, and human lung Calu-3 cells. Importantly, the safety profile of the compound is favorable. There is no obvious toxicity observed in uninfected cells treated with the compound. Thus, this compound holds great potential as both prophylactics and therapeutics for COVID-19 and future pandemics by blocking the entry of SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses into human cells.

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PMCPMC8704726

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