Cross-linking peptide and repurposed drugs inhibit both entry pathways of SARS-CoV-2

H Zhao, KKW To, H Lam, X Zhou, JFW Chan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Up to date, effective antivirals have not been widely available for treating COVID-19. In this
study, we identify a dual-functional cross-linking peptide 8P9R which can inhibit the two …

Blocking coronavirus 19 infection via the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: initial steps

J Whisenant, K Burgess - ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Blocking Coronavirus 19 Infection via the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein: Initial Steps | ACS
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Antiviral peptides as promising therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2

SM Chowdhury, SA Talukder, AM Khan… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Over 50 peptides, which were known to inhibit SARS-CoV-1, were computationally screened
against the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. Based on …

A trifunctional peptide broadly inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants in hamsters

H Zhao, KKW To, H Lam, C Zhang, Z Peng, X Meng… - Cell Discovery, 2022 - nature.com
The emergence of highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants has led to the waves of the
resurgence of COVID-19 cases. Effective antivirals against variants are required. Here we …

Uncovering cryptic pockets in the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein

L Zuzic, F Samsudin, AT Shivgan, PV Raghuvamsi… - Structure, 2022 - cell.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a rapid response in vaccine and drug development.
Herein, we modeled a complete membrane-embedded SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein and …

Static all-atom energetic mappings of the SARS-Cov-2 spike protein and dynamic stability analysis of “Up” versus “Down” protomer states

MH Peters, O Bastidas, DS Kokron, CE Henze - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The SARS-CoV-2 virion responsible for the current world-wide pandemic COVID-19 has a
characteristic Spike protein (S) on its surface that embellishes both a prefusion state and …

[PDF][PDF] Cryo-EM reveals binding of linoleic acid to SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein, suggesting an antiviral treatment strategy

C Toelzer, K Gupta, I Berger… - … Section D: Structural …, 2023 - journals.iucr.org
The COVID-19 pandemic and concomitant lockdowns presented a global health challenge
and triggered unprecedented research efforts to elucidate the molecular mechanisms and …

[HTML][HTML] The SARS-CoV-2 spike reversibly samples an open-trimer conformation exposing novel epitopes

SM Costello, SR Shoemaker, HT Hobbs… - Nature Structural & …, 2022 - nature.com
Current COVID-19 vaccines and many clinical diagnostics are based on the structure and
function of the SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain. Using hydrogen–deuterium exchange …

Phage display-derived peptide for the specific binding of SARS-CoV-2

F Yang, L Liu, PF Neuenschwander, S Idell… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Beginning from the end of 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) pandemic swept all over the world and is still afflicting the whole global …

Molecular simulations suggest vitamins, retinoids and steroids as ligands of the free fatty acid pocket of the SARS‐CoV‐2 Spike protein

DK Shoemark, CK Colenso, C Toelzer… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate binding of linoleate and other potential ligands to the recently discovered
fatty acid binding site in the SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein, using docking and molecular …