Department of Life Science Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Biotechnol Lett. 2024 Dec;46(6):1037-1048. doi: 10.1007/s10529-024-03525-9. Epub 2024 Aug 25.
PURPOSE: The RBD of SARS-CoV-2 mediates viral entry into host cells by binding to the host receptor ACE2. SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked to various health issues resembling amyloid-related problems, persuading us to investigate the amyloidogenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD. METHODS: The FoldAmyloid program was used to assess the amyloidogenic propensities in the RBD of Delta Plus and RBD of the Omicron variant, with and without the SUMO tag. After the expression of RBDs, purification, and dialysis steps were performed, subsequently the ThT assay, FTIR, and TEM were employed to check the RBD ability to form fibrils. RESULTS: The ThT assay, TEM, and FTIR revealed the ability of RBD to self-assemble into β-sheet-rich aggregates (48.4% β-sheet content). Additionally, the presence of the SUMO tag reduced the formation of RBD amyloid-like fibrils. The amyloidogenic potential of Omicron RBD was higher than Delta Plus, according to both in silico and experimental analyses. CONCLUSIONS: The SARS-CoV-2 RBD can assemble itself by forming aggregates containing amyloid-like fibrils and the presence of a SUMO tag can significantly decrease the formation of RBD amyloid-like fibrils. In silico analysis suggested that variation in the ThT fluorescence intensity of amyloid accumulations in the two SARS-CoV-2 strains arises from specific mutations in their RBD regions.
目的:SARS-CoV-2 的 RBD 通过与宿主受体 ACE2 结合介导病毒进入宿主细胞。SARS-CoV-2 感染与各种健康问题有关,类似于淀粉样蛋白相关问题,这促使我们研究 SARS-CoV-2 刺突 RBD 的淀粉样变性。
方法:使用 FoldAmyloid 程序评估了带有和不带有 SUMO 标签的 Delta Plus 和 Omicron 变体的 RBD 的淀粉样倾向。在表达 RBD 后,进行了纯化和透析步骤,然后使用 ThT 测定、FTIR 和 TEM 检查 RBD 形成纤维的能力。
结果:ThT 测定、TEM 和 FTIR 显示 RBD 能够自我组装成富含β-折叠的聚集体(48.4%的β-折叠含量)。此外,SUMO 标签的存在减少了 RBD 类淀粉样纤维的形成。根据计算机模拟和实验分析,Omicron RBD 的淀粉样变性潜力高于 Delta Plus。
结论:SARS-CoV-2 的 RBD 可以通过形成含有类淀粉样纤维的聚集物来自我组装,并且 SUMO 标签的存在可以显著减少 RBD 类淀粉样纤维的形成。计算机模拟分析表明,两种 SARS-CoV-2 株中淀粉样蓄积物的 ThT 荧光强度变化源于其 RBD 区域的特定突变。
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