Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
Center for Vaccine Research and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Sep 19;120(38):e2301518120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2301518120. Epub 2023 Sep 11.
SARS-CoV-2 spike harbors glycans which function as ligands for lectins. Therefore, it should be possible to exploit lectins to target SARS-CoV-2 and inhibit cellular entry by binding glycans on the spike protein. agglutinin (BOA) is an antiviral lectin that interacts with viral glycoproteins via N-linked high mannose glycans. Here, we show that BOA binds to the spike protein and is a potent inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 viral entry at nanomolar concentrations. Using a variety of biophysical approaches, we demonstrate that the interaction is avidity driven and that BOA cross-links the spike protein into soluble aggregates. Furthermore, using virus neutralization assays, we demonstrate that BOA effectively inhibits all tested variants of concern as well as SARS-CoV 2003, establishing that multivalent glycan-targeting molecules have the potential to act as pan-coronavirus inhibitors.
SARS-CoV-2 的刺突蛋白含有糖基,这些糖基作为凝集素的配体发挥作用。因此,利用凝集素靶向 SARS-CoV-2 并通过结合刺突蛋白上的糖基来抑制细胞进入,应该是可行的。凝集素(BOA)是一种抗病毒凝集素,通过 N 连接的高甘露糖糖基与病毒糖蛋白相互作用。在这里,我们表明 BOA 与刺突蛋白结合,并以纳摩尔浓度有效地抑制 SARS-CoV-2 的病毒进入。使用多种生物物理方法,我们证明这种相互作用是由亲合力驱动的,并且 BOA 将刺突蛋白交联成可溶性聚集体。此外,通过病毒中和测定,我们证明 BOA 可有效抑制所有测试的关注变体以及 SARS-CoV 2003,这表明多价糖靶向分子有可能成为泛冠状病毒抑制剂。