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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2026

Structure-Based Adaptation of a SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Peptide to New Virus Variants.

Nina Raasch, Lucas Weißenborn, Elie Richel, Simon Schäfer, Olena Denysenko, Nils Bartelsen, Heinrich Sticht, Klaus Überla, Jutta Eichler

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nina RaaschDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, FAU NeW - Research Center New Bioactive Compounds, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen91058, Germany.
Lucas WeißenbornDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, FAU NeW - Research Center New Bioactive Compounds, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen91058, Germany.
Elie RichelHarald zur Hausen Institute of Virology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen91054, Germany.
Simon SchäferInstitute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen91054, Germany.
Olena DenysenkoInstitute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen91054, Germany.
Nils BartelsenHarald zur Hausen Institute of Virology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen91054, Germany.
Heinrich StichtInstitute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen91054, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5644-045X
Klaus ÜberlaHarald zur Hausen Institute of Virology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen91054, Germany.
Jutta EichlerDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, FAU NeW - Research Center New Bioactive Compounds, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen91058, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6683-9456

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Friedrich-Alexander-Universit?t Erlangen-N?rnberg b103dcGerman Research Council (DFG) 401821119/GRK 2504 - A5 - C1 - C2 - C5
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Abstract

The starting point of this work was a SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing peptide (LW25.13), which binds to the receptor-binding domain of the viral spike protein and inhibits the attachment of the virus to its cellular receptor ACE2. As LW25.13 is unable to neutralize later SARS-CoV-2 variants, such as omicron, we have extended the neutralization breadth of LW25.13 through structural and bioinformatic analysis. This involved the systematic variation of a range of positions and yielded peptides neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 beta and omicron at low nanomolar concentrations, while preserving the strong neutralizing capacity against earlier virus variants (wild-type, alpha, delta), as well as the proteolytic stability and α-helical conformation of the peptide. This gain in neutralizing breadth illustrates the utility of the peptide as a scaffold that can be adapted to different virus variants, which may prove useful for the development of peptides against new coronavirus variants of concern in the future.

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Antibodies, NeutralizingPeptidesSARS-CoV-2Amino Acid SequenceAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsCOVID-19HumansModels, MolecularSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusStructure-Activity RelationshipACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antibodies, NeutralizingPeptidesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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PMID42463123
PMCPMC13492470

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