What do we know about the function of SARS-CoV-2 proteins?

S Justo Arevalo, A Castillo-Chávez… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance in the understanding of the biology
of SARS-CoV-2. After more than two years since the first report of COVID-19, it remains …

Broad antagonism of coronaviruses nsp5 to evade the host antiviral responses by cleaving POLDIP3

Y Wu, M Li, J Tian, H Yan, Y Pan, H Shi, D Shi… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a family of the largest RNA viruses that typically cause
respiratory, enteric, and hepatic diseases in animals and humans, imposing great threats to …

The host protease KLK5 primes and activates spike proteins to promote human betacoronavirus replication and lung inflammation

H Kim, Y Kang, S Kim, D Park, SY Heo, JS Yoo… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Coronaviruses rely on host proteases to activate the viral spike protein, which facilitates
fusion with the host cell membrane and the release of viral genomic RNAs into the host cell …

Approved drugs successfully repurposed against Leishmania based on machine learning predictions

R Oualha, YZ Abdelkrim, I Guizani… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Drug repurposing is a promising approach towards the discovery of novel treatments against
Neglected Tropical Diseases, such as Leishmaniases, presenting the advantage of reducing …

A Gaussia luciferase reporter assay for the evaluation of coronavirus Nsp5/3CLpro activity

A Vlachou, R Nchioua, K Regensburger, F Kirchhoff… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Human coronaviruses (hCoVs) infect millions of people every year. Among these, MERS,
SARS-CoV-1, and SARS-CoV-2 caused significant morbidity and mortality and their …

A community effort in SARS‐CoV‐2 drug discovery

J Schimunek, P Seidl, K Elez, T Hempel… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic continues to pose a substantial threat to human lives and is likely
to do so for years to come. Despite the availability of vaccines, searching for efficient small …

The development and characterization of a stable Coxsackievirus A16 infectious clone with Nanoluc reporter gene

R Yu, M Wang, L Liu, J Yan, J Fan, X Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) belongs to the Human Enterovirus A species, which is a
common pathogen causing hand, foot, and mouth disease in children. Currently, specific …

An automated positive selection screen in yeast provides support for boron-containing compounds as inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease

S Sigurdardóttir, SF Silva, I Tiukova… - Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus continues to
cause severe disease and deaths in many parts of the world, despite massive vaccination …

Improved fluorescence‐based assay for rapid screening and evaluation of SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease inhibitors

R Zhang, H Yan, J Zhou, G Yan, X Liu… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic caused by the severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is a global threat to human health …

Discovery of a nasal spray steroid, tixocortol, as an inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 main protease and viral replication

DA Davis, A Nair, Y Astter, E Treco, B Peyser… - RSC Medicinal …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Coronaviruses rely on the viral-encoded chymotrypsin-like main protease (Mpro or 3CLpro)
for replication and assembly. Our previous research on Mpro of SARS-CoV-2 identified …