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ArticleViruses2022

Targeting of Protein Kinase CK2 Elicits Antiviral Activity on Bovine Coronavirus Infection.

Ailyn C Ramón, George V Pérez, Evelin Caballero, Mauro Rosales, Daylén Aguilar, Dania Vázquez-Blomquist, Yassel Ramos, Arielis Rodríguez-Ulloa, Viviana Falcón, María Pilar Rodríguez-Moltó and 3 more

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Article in Viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ailyn C RamónMolecular Oncology Group, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Biomedical Research Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.
George V PérezMolecular Oncology Group, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Biomedical Research Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.ORCID 0000-0002-4067-2093
Evelin CaballeroMolecular Oncology Group, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Biomedical Research Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.
Mauro RosalesMolecular Oncology Group, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Biomedical Research Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.ORCID 0000-0003-1920-0064
Daylén AguilarMolecular Oncology Group, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Biomedical Research Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.
Dania Vázquez-BlomquistPharmacogenomic Group, Department of System Biology, Biomedical Research Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.
Yassel RamosMass Spectrometry Laboratory, Proteomics Group, Department of Systems Biology, Biomedical Research Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.ORCID 0000-0003-3508-3830
Arielis Rodríguez-UlloaMass Spectrometry Laboratory, Proteomics Group, Department of Systems Biology, Biomedical Research Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.
Viviana FalcónMicroscopy Laboratory, Department of System Biology, Biomedical Research Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.
María Pilar Rodríguez-MoltóDepartment of Agricultural Research, Animal Biotechnology Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.
Ke YangChina-Cuba Biotechnology Joint Innovation Center, Yongzhou Zhong Gu Biotechnology, Yongzhou 425000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8527-8930
Yasser PereraMolecular Oncology Group, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Biomedical Research Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.
Silvio E PereaMolecular Oncology Group, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Biomedical Research Division, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana 10600, Cuba.ORCID 0000-0002-5791-604X
Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología · CUUniversity of Havana · CU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronaviruses constitute a global threat to the human population; therefore, effective pan-coronavirus antiviral drugs are required to tackle future re-emerging virus outbreaks. Protein kinase CK2 has been suggested as a promising therapeutic target in COVID-19 owing to the in vitro antiviral activity observed after both pharmacologic and genetic inhibition of the enzyme. Here, we explored the putative antiviral effect of the anti-CK2 peptide CIGB-325 on bovine coronavirus (BCoV) infection using different in vitro viral infected cell-based assays. The impact of the peptide on viral mRNA and protein levels was determined by qRT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. Finally, pull-down experiments followed by Western blot and/or mass spectrometry analysis were performed to identify CIGB-325-interacting proteins. We found that CIGB-325 inhibited both the cytopathic effect and the number of plaque-forming units. Accordingly, intracellular viral protein levels were clearly reduced after treatment of BCoV-infected cells, with CIGB-325 determined by immunocytochemistry. Pull-down assay data revealed the physical interaction of CIGB-325 with viral nucleocapsid (N) protein and a group of bona fide CK2 cellular substrates. Our findings evidence in vitro antiviral activity of CIGB-325 against bovine coronavirus as well as some molecular clues that might support such effect. Altogether, data provided here strengthen the rationale of inhibiting CK2 to treat betacoronavirus infections.

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Coronavirus, BovineAnimalsAntiviral AgentsCasein Kinase IICattlePeptidesPhosphorylationAntiviral AgentsCasein Kinase IIPeptidesbovine coronavirusCIGB-325kinase inhibitorprotein kinase CK2

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PMID35336959
PMCPMC8949182
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