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ArticleViruses2022

A Syntenin Inhibitor Blocks Endosomal Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and a Panel of RNA Viruses.

Richard Lindqvist, Caroline Benz, Vita Sereikaite, Lars Maassen, Louise Laursen, Per Jemth, Kristian Strømgaard, Ylva Ivarsson, Anna K Överby

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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 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Richard LindqvistDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 90185 Umeå, Sweden.
Caroline BenzDepartment of Chemistry-BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-5166-3598
Vita SereikaiteCenter for Biopharmaceuticals, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lars MaassenDepartment of Chemistry-BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden.
Louise LaursenDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Box 582, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden.
Per JemthDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Box 582, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1516-7228
Kristian StrømgaardCenter for Biopharmaceuticals, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ylva IvarssonDepartment of Chemistry-BMC, Uppsala University, Box 576, Husargatan 3, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden.
Anna K ÖverbyDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 90185 Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6553-0940
Uppsala University · SEUmeå University · SEUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viruses are dependent on host factors in order to efficiently establish an infection and replicate. Targeting the interactions of such host factors provides an attractive strategy to develop novel antivirals. Syntenin is a protein known to regulate the architecture of cellular membranes by its involvement in protein trafficking and has previously been shown to be important for human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. Here, we show that a highly potent and metabolically stable peptide inhibitor that binds to the PDZ1 domain of syntenin inhibits severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection by blocking the endosomal entry of the virus. Furthermore, we found that the inhibitor also hampered chikungunya infection and strongly reduced flavivirus infection, which is completely dependent on receptor-mediated endocytosis for their entry. In conclusion, we have identified a novel broad spectrum antiviral inhibitor that efficiently targets a broad range of RNA viruses.

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COVID-19RNA VirusesAntiviral AgentsHumansSARS-CoV-2SynteninsVirus InternalizationAntiviral AgentsSynteninsCHIKVflaviviruspeptide inhibitorSARS-CoV-2syntenin

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PMID36298757
PMCPMC9610207
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