Engineering human ACE2 to optimize binding to the spike protein of SARS coronavirus 2

KK Chan, D Dorosky, P Sharma, SA Abbasi, JM Dye… - Science, 2020 - science.org
… Upon engagement of ACE2 by a receptor binding domain (RBD) in S1 (13), conformational
rearrangements occur that cause S1 shedding, cleavage of S2 by host proteases, and …

Identification of residues in the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of human coronavirus NL63 that are critical for the RBDACE2 receptor interaction

HX Lin, Y Feng, G Wong, L Wang… - Journal of general …, 2008 - microbiologyresearch.org
human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) receptor for cellular entry. To identify
residues in the spike protein … the hACE2 receptor and subsequently mapped a minimal receptor-…

[HTML][HTML] Receptor binding and complex structures of human ACE2 to spike RBD from omicron and delta SARS-CoV-2

P Han, L Li, S Liu, Q Wang, D Zhang, Z Xu, P Han, X Li… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein, has risen to intense scientific and public
attention. Here, we studied the binding properties between the human receptor ACE2 (… RBD-…

[HTML][HTML] Protein structure analysis of the interactions between SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and the human ACE2 receptor: from conformational changes to novel …

I Mercurio, V Tragni, F Busto, A De Grassi… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
spike protein has become the most investigated target due to its ability in forming interactions
with the human ACE2 receptor… the human ACE2-SARS-CoV-1 spike-RBD protein complex (…

[HTML][HTML] Biomechanical characterization of SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and human ACE2 protein-protein interaction

W Cao, C Dong, S Kim, D Hou, W Tai, L Du, W Im… - Biophysical journal, 2021 - cell.com
… to quantify the specific interactions between SARS-CoV-2 or SARS-CoV-1 receptor-binding
domain and human ACE2. The study reveals the mechanism behind the difference in …

[HTML][HTML] Structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain bound to the ACE2 receptor

J Lan, J Ge, J Yu, S Shan, H Zhou, S Fan, Q Zhang… - nature, 2020 - nature.com
receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 bound to the cell receptor
ACE2. … The SARS-CoV-2 RBD and the N-terminal peptidase domain of human ACE2 were …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of common mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike RBD and its ligand, the human ACE2 receptor on binding affinity and kinetics

MI Barton, SA MacGowan, MA Kutuzov, O Dushek… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
… SARS-CoV-2 virus Spike protein receptor binding domain (RBD) and the ACE2 cell surface
protein is required for viral infection of cells. Mutations in the RBD are present in SARS-CoV-…

Composition and divergence of coronavirus spike proteins and host ACE2 receptors predict potential intermediate hosts of SARS‐CoV‐2

Z Liu, X Xiao, X Wei, J Li, J Yang, H Tan… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
receptor-binding domain (RBD) of coronavirus spike protein and the host receptor,
angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). … -2 spike RBD and human ACE2 or other hosts' …

[PDF][PDF] Emergence of RBD mutations in circulating SARS-CoV-2 strains enhancing the structural stability and human ACE2 receptor affinity of the spike protein 2

J Ou, Z Zhou, R Dai, J Zhang, W Lan, S Zhao, J Wu… - 2020 - scholar.archive.org
… bat SARS-like CoV RBD suggests it is too 217 high to bind human ACE2 effectively (KD in …
to human ACE2 at the micromolar range, just ~6x higher than that of 219 human SARS virus (…

Differential interactions between human ACE2 and spike RBD of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

S Kim, Y Liu, Z Lei, J Dicker, Y Cao… - Journal of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 interacts with the human
angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor… interactions between ACE2 and RBD of …