Structural biology of SARS-CoV-2: open the door for novel therapies

W Yan, Y Zheng, X Zeng, B He, W Cheng - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative
agent of the pandemic disease COVID-19, which is so far without efficacious treatment. The …

SARS-CoV-2-specific immune response and the pathogenesis of COVID-19

E Gusev, A Sarapultsev, L Solomatina… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The review aims to consolidate research findings on the molecular mechanisms and
virulence and pathogenicity characteristics of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) causative …

Therapeutic anticoagulation with heparin in noncritically ill patients with Covid-19

ATTACC, ACTIV-4a, and REMAP-CAP … - New England Journal …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Thrombosis and inflammation may contribute to the risk of death and
complications among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). We hypothesized …

SARS-CoV-2 infection depends on cellular heparan sulfate and ACE2

TM Clausen, DR Sandoval, CB Spliid, J Pihl… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
We show that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interacts with both cellular heparan sulfate and
angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) through its receptor-binding domain (RBD) …

Characterization of heparin and severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike glycoprotein binding interactions

SY Kim, W Jin, A Sood, DW Montgomery, OC Grant… - Antiviral research, 2020 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in a
pandemic and continues to spread around the globe at an unprecedented rate. To date, no …

Sulfated polysaccharides effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in vitro

PS Kwon, H Oh, SJ Kwon, W Jin, F Zhang, K Fraser… - Cell discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Dear Editor, COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has now spread worldwide with
catastrophic human and economic impacts and currently has infected over 10 million people …

Cardiovascular disease and COVID-19: a consensus paper from the ESC working group on coronary pathophysiology & microcirculation, ESC working group on …

E Cenko, L Badimon, R Bugiardini… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The cardiovascular system is significantly affected in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).
Microvascular injury, endothelial dysfunction, and thrombosis resulting from viral infection or …

BeStSel: webserver for secondary structure and fold prediction for protein CD spectroscopy

A Micsonai, E Moussong, F Wien, E Boros… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy is widely used to characterize the secondary structure
composition of proteins. To derive accurate and detailed structural information from the CD …

The SARS-COV-2 spike protein binds sialic acids and enables rapid detection in a lateral flow point of care diagnostic device

AN Baker, SJ Richards, CS Guy, TR Congdon… - ACS central …, 2020 - ACS Publications
There is an urgent need to understand the behavior of the novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2),
which is the causative agent of COVID-19, and to develop point-of-care diagnostics. Here, a …

SARS-CoV-2 antiviral therapy

K Tao, PL Tzou, J Nouhin, H Bonilla… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The development of effective antiviral therapy for COVID-19 is critical for those awaiting
vaccination, as well as for those who do not respond robustly to vaccination. This review …