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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2023

Biophysical investigation of interactions between SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and neuropilin-1.

Decheng Hou, Wenpeng Cao, Seonghan Kim, Xinyu Cui, Matthew Ziarnik, Wonpil Im, X Frank Zhang

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 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, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Decheng HouDepartment of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7936-1076
Wenpeng CaoDepartment of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.
Seonghan KimDepartment of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1890-0061
Xinyu CuiDepartment of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.
Matthew ZiarnikDepartment of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.
Wonpil ImDepartment of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5642-6041
X Frank ZhangDepartment of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8778-595X
Lehigh University · US

Funding

Biomechanics of TIM Protein-Mediated Ebola Virus-Host Cell AdhesionR15AI133634 · NIAID · LEHIGH UNIVERSITY · PI JAGOTA, ANAND, ZHANG, XIAOHUI · 2018 to 2018
$435k
Biophysical characterization of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein - receptor interactionsR21AI163708 · NIAID · LEHIGH UNIVERSITY · PI IM, WONPIL, ZHANG, XIAOHUI · 2021 to 2022
$426k
Single-cell analysis of endothelial mechanotransduction mediated by endothelial surface glycocalyxR21HL152348 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI ZHANG, XIAOHUI · 2020 to 2021
$408k
NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL152348NIAID NIH HHS R15 AI133634NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI163708NIH HHS AI133634NIH HHS AI163708
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies have suggested that neuropilin-1 (NRP1) may serve as a potential receptor in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. However, the biophysical characteristics of interactions between NRP1 and SARS-CoV-2 remain unclear. In this study, we examined the interactions between NRP1 and various SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) fragments, including the receptor-binding domain (RBD) and the S protein trimer in a soluble form or expressed on pseudovirions, using atomic force microscopy and structural modeling. Our measurements shows that NRP1 interacts with the RBD and trimer at a higher binding frequency (BF) compared to ACE2. This NRP1-RBD interaction has also been predicted and simulated via AlphaFold2 and molecular dynamics simulations, and the results indicate that their binding patterns are very similar to RBD-ACE2 interactions. Additionally, under similar loading rates, the most probable unbinding forces between NRP1 and S trimer (both soluble form and on pseudovirions) are larger than the forces between NRP1 and RBD and between trimer and ACE2. Further analysis indicates that NRP1 has a stronger binding affinity to the SARS-CoV-2 S trimer with a dissociation rate of 0.87 s

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COVID-19Neuropilin-1SARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antibodies, NeutralizingHumansMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein BindingAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antibodies, NeutralizingNeuropilin-1NRP1 protein, humanSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2AlphaFoldforce microscopyMD simulationneuropilin-1SARS-CoV-2virus-host cell interaction

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PMID37656811
PMCPMC10510470
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