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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2023

Physicochemical Nature of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Binding to Human Vimentin.

Piotr Deptuła, Krzysztof Fiedoruk, Monika Wasilewska, Łukasz Suprewicz, Mateusz Cieśluk, Paulina Żeliszewska, Magdalena Oćwieja, Zbigniew Adamczyk, Katarzyna Pogoda, Robert Bucki

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Vimentin Dynamics in Viral Infection: Shield or Sabotage?International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  3. Intermediate filaments and their associated molecules.Journal of biomedical research · 2025
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  5. Cytoskeletal Vimentin Directs Cell-Cell Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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10 authors.

Piotr DeptułaIndependent Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Medical University of Bialystok, PL-15222 Białystok, Poland.
Krzysztof FiedorukDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, PL-15222 Białystok, Poland.
Monika WasilewskaJ. Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Science, Niezapominajek 8, PL-30239 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2169-0568
Łukasz SuprewiczDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, PL-15222 Białystok, Poland.
Mateusz CieślukDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, PL-15222 Białystok, Poland.
Paulina ŻeliszewskaJ. Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Science, Niezapominajek 8, PL-30239 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4883-1877
Magdalena OćwiejaJ. Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Science, Niezapominajek 8, PL-30239 Krakow, Poland.
Zbigniew AdamczykJ. Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Science, Niezapominajek 8, PL-30239 Krakow, Poland.
Katarzyna PogodaInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8405-4564
Robert BuckiDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Nanobiomedical Engineering, Medical University of Bialystok, PL-15222 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7664-9226

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vimentin, a protein that builds part of the cytoskeleton and is involved in many aspects of cellular function, was recently identified as a cell surface attachment site for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The present study investigated the physicochemical nature of the binding between the SARS-CoV-2 S1 glycoprotein receptor binding domain (S1 RBD) and human vimentin using atomic force microscopy and a quartz crystal microbalance. The molecular interactions of S1 RBD and vimentin proteins were quantified using vimentin monolayers attached to the cleaved mica or a gold microbalance sensor as well as in its native extracellular form present on the live cell surface. The presence of specific interactions between vimentin and S1 RBD was also confirmed using in silico studies. This work provides new evidence that cell-surface vimentin (CSV) functions as a site for SARS-CoV-2 virus attachment and is involved in the pathogenesis of Covid-19, providing a potential target for therapeutic countermeasures.

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COVID-19Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2HumansProtein BindingSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVimentinAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Vimentinquartz crystal microbalanceSARS-CoV-2single-molecule binding interactionssingle-molecule force spectroscopyvimentin

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