Enhancing the prefusion conformational stability of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein through structure-guided design

TP Riley, HT Chou, R Hu, KP Bzymek… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… interest in locking the S trimer into the prefusion conformation. … the prefusion conformation
of the SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV … did not appear to inhibit RBD motion in SARS-CoV-2 (24), …

An extended conformation of SARS-CoV-2 main protease reveals allosteric targets

Z Sun, L Wang, X Li, C Fan, J Xu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
conformation of the native monomer of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2…
monomeric M pro , and locks the monomeric M pro in the extended conformation. …

A thermostable, closed SARS-CoV-2 spike protein trimer

X Xiong, K Qu, KA Ciazynska, M Hosmillo… - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
… The NTD and RBD are better resolved in the cryo-EM density in the locked conformation
than in the closed conformation (Extended Data Fig. 2a), suggesting they are less mobile in this …

Free fatty acid binding pocket in the locked structure of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

C Toelzer, K Gupta, SKN Yadav, U Borucu… - Science, 2020 - science.org
… We superimposed our LA-bound structure on previous SARS-CoV-2 apo S structures in
the closed conformation (7, 17) and identified a gating helix located directly at the entrance of …

Characterization of structural and energetic differences between conformations of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

RA Moreira, HV Guzman, S Boopathi, JL Baker… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
… The structure of the FFA (in cyan) has been superimposed onto our results as it was shown
to lock the closed state by forming contacts between two adjacent RBDs. Panel (D) depicts …

The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: balancing stability and infectivity

I Berger, C Schaffitzel - Cell research, 2020 - nature.com
… site, revealed a compact, locked S conformation adopted by ~70% of … In agreement, differences
between different β-coronavirus … RBD conformations with repercussions on SARS-CoV-2 …

Elucidation of interactions regulating conformational stability and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 S-protein

T Mori, J Jung, C Kobayashi, HM Dokainish, S Re… - Biophysical journal, 2021 - cell.com
… characterize the conformational fluctuations and interdomain interactions of SARS-CoV-2 …
The interdomain hydrogen-bond and glycan interactions are rearranged in the conformational

Conformational flexibility and structural variability of SARS-CoV2 S protein

I Pramanick, N Sengupta, S Mishra, S Pandey, N Girish… - Structure, 2021 - cell.com
… ), S2 domain, and stalk domain of S protein conformations at various pH values. Several key
conformation. This study will assist in developing novel therapeutic measures against SARS

Molecular simulations and network modeling reveal an allosteric signaling in the SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins

GM Verkhivker - Journal of proteome research, 2020 - ACS Publications
… switching between conformational states of the SARS-CoV-2 … the conformational and dynamic
changes in the SARS-CoV-… of the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein trimer in the locked and …

Length-dependent motions of SARS-CoV-2 frameshifting RNA pseudoknot and alternative conformations suggest avenues for frameshifting suppression

S Yan, Q Zhu, S Jain, T Schlick - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
… a heterogeneous, length-dependent conformational landscape consisting of an assumed
3-… , reveal interconvertible L and linear conformations likely related to ribosomal pausing and …