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ArticleViruses2023

Computational Analysis of CD46 Protein Interaction with SARS-CoV-2 Structural Proteins: Elucidating a Putative Viral Entry Mechanism into Human Cells.

Pavel Vassiliev, Evgenii Gusev, Maria Komelkova, Andrey Kochetkov, Maria Dobrynina, Alexey Sarapultsev

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Article in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pavel VassilievLaboratory for Information Technology in Pharmacology and Computer Modeling of Drugs, Research Center for Innovative Medicines, Volgograd State Medical University, 39 Novorossiyskaya Street, Volgograd 400087, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-8188-5052
Evgenii GusevInstitute of Immunology and Physiology, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 106 Pervomaiskaya Street, Yekaterinburg 620049, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-7145-2376
Maria KomelkovaRussian-Chinese Education and Research Center of System Pathology, South Ural State University, 76 Lenin Prospekt, Chelyabinsk 454080, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-2431-8358
Andrey KochetkovLaboratory for Information Technology in Pharmacology and Computer Modeling of Drugs, Research Center for Innovative Medicines, Volgograd State Medical University, 39 Novorossiyskaya Street, Volgograd 400087, Russia.
Maria DobryninaInstitute of Immunology and Physiology, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 106 Pervomaiskaya Street, Yekaterinburg 620049, Russia.
Alexey SarapultsevInstitute of Immunology and Physiology, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 106 Pervomaiskaya Street, Yekaterinburg 620049, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-3101-9655
South Ural State University · RUVolgograd State Medical University · RUInstitute of Immunology and Physiology · RU

Funding

Russian Foundation for Basic Research 20-515-55003South Ural State University FENU-2023-0014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examines an unexplored aspect of SARS-CoV-2 entry into host cells, which is widely understood to occur via the viral spike (S) protein's interaction with human ACE2-associated proteins. While vaccines and inhibitors targeting this mechanism are in use, they may not offer complete protection against reinfection. Hence, we investigate putative receptors and their cofactors. Specifically, we propose CD46, a human membrane cofactor protein, as a potential putative receptor and explore its role in cellular invasion, acting possibly as a cofactor with other viral structural proteins. Employing computational techniques, we created full-size 3D models of human CD46 and four key SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins-EP, MP, NP, and SP. We further developed 3D models of CD46 complexes interacting with these proteins. The primary aim is to pinpoint the likely interaction domains between CD46 and these structural proteins to facilitate the identification of molecules that can block these interactions, thus offering a foundation for novel pharmacological treatments for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2HumansMembrane Cofactor ProteinProtein BindingReceptors, VirusSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVirus InternalizationCD46 protein, humanMembrane Cofactor ProteinReceptors, VirusSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2alternative receptorsCD46cellular invasioncomputational techniquesSARS-CoV-2 entrystructural proteinstherapeutic treatments

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PMID38140538
PMCPMC10747966
OpenAlexW4388942628

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