Interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with host cells and antibodies: experiment and simulation

H Nguyen, HL Nguyen, PD Lan, NQ Thai… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of
the devastating global COVID-19 pandemic announced by WHO in March 2020. Through …

Interactions of angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) and SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain (RBD): a structural perspective

S Borkotoky, D Dey, Z Hazarika - Molecular biology reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
caused millions of infections and deaths worldwide since its discovery in late 2019 in …

[HTML][HTML] Variations within the glycan shield of SARS-CoV-2 impact viral spike dynamics

ML Newby, CA Fogarty, JD Allen, J Butler… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants alters the efficacy of existing immunity, whether
arisen naturally or through vaccination. Understanding the structure of the viral spike assists …

In situ structure and dynamics of an alphacoronavirus spike protein by cryo-ET and cryo-EM

CY Huang, P Draczkowski, YS Wang, CY Chang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) is a highly contagious swine disease caused by porcine
epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). PED causes enteric disorders with an exceptionally high …

Analysis of the N-glycosylation profiles of the spike proteins from the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2

D Wang, J Baudys, SH Osman, JR Barr - Analytical and Bioanalytical …, 2023 - Springer
N-Glycosylation plays an important role in the structure and function of membrane and
secreted proteins. Viral proteins used in cell entry are often extensively glycosylated to assist …

Coronavirus accessory protein ORF3 biology and its contribution to viral behavior and pathogenesis

F Si, S Song, R Yu, Z Li, W Wei, C Wu - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Coronavirus porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is classified in the genus
Alphacoronavirus, family Coronaviridae that encodes the only accessory protein, ORF3 …

Rapid simulation of glycoprotein structures by grafting and steric exclusion of glycan conformer libraries

YX Tsai, NE Chang, K Reuter, HT Chang, TJ Yang… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Most membrane proteins are modified by covalent addition of complex sugars through N-
and O-glycosylation. Unlike proteins, glycans do not typically adopt specific secondary …

Variations in O-Glycosylation Patterns Influence Viral Pathogenicity, Infectivity, and Transmissibility in SARS-CoV-2 Variants

S Onigbinde, CDG Reyes, M Fowowe, O Daramola… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The highly glycosylated S protein plays a vital role in host cell invasion, making it the
principal target for vaccine development. Differences in mutations observed on the spike (S) …

[HTML][HTML] Evolving spike-protein N-glycosylation in SARS-CoV-2 variants

S Baboo, JK Diedrich, JL Torres, J Copps, B Singh… - Biorxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Since> 3 years, SARS-CoV-2 has plunged humans into a colossal pandemic.
Henceforth, multiple waves of infection have swept through the human population, led by …

SP-A binding to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using hybrid quantum and classical in silico modeling and molecular pruning by Quantum Approximate Optimization …

S Aramyan, K McGregor, S Sandeep… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The pulmonary surfactant protein A (SP-A) is a constitutively expressed immune-protective
collagenous lectin (collectin) in the lung. It binds to the cell membrane of immune cells and …