Machine learning for functional protein design

P Notin, N Rollins, Y Gal, C Sander, D Marks - Nature biotechnology, 2024 - nature.com
Recent breakthroughs in AI coupled with the rapid accumulation of protein sequence and
structure data have radically transformed computational protein design. New methods …

[HTML][HTML] Decoy peptides effectively inhibit the binding of SARS-CoV-2 to ACE2 on oral epithelial cells

LK Loi, CC Yang, YC Lin, YF Su, YC Juan, YH Chen… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The entry of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells involves the interaction between the viral spike
protein and the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. Given that the …

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron: Viral Evolution, Immune Evasion, and Alternative Durable Therapeutic Strategies

H Guo, S Ha, JW Botten, K Xu, N Zhang, Z An… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Since the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus has gained dominance worldwide, its continual
evolution with unpredictable mutations and patterns has revoked all authorized …

Variant-proof high affinity ACE2 antagonist limits SARS-CoV-2 replication in upper and lower airways

M Gagne, BJ Flynn, CC Honeycutt, DR Flebbe… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 has the capacity to evolve mutations that escape vaccine-and infection-
acquired immunity and antiviral drugs. A variant-agnostic therapeutic agent that protects …

Nasal spray of an IgM‐like ACE2 fusion protein HH‐120 accelerates SARS‐CoV‐2 clearance: A single‐center propensity score‐matched cohort study

R Song, X Chen, B Li, H Zhang, X Guo… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
HH‐120, a recently developed IgM‐like ACE2 fusion protein with broad‐spectrum
neutralizing activity against all ACE2‐utilizing coronaviruses, has been developed as a …

Irreversible inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by lectin engagement with two glycan clusters on the spike protein

A Nangarlia, FF Hassen, G Canziani, P Bandi… - Biochemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Host cell infection by SARS-CoV-2, similar to that by HIV-1, is driven by a conformationally
metastable and highly glycosylated surface entry protein complex, and infection by these …

Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors based on ACE2 receptor or engineered Spike-binding peptides

GN Llewellyn, HY Chen, GL Rogers, X Huang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
With increasing resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variants to antibodies, there is interest in
developing entry inhibitors that target essential receptor-binding regions of the viral Spike …

Broadly effective ACE2 decoy proteins protect mice from lethal SARS-CoV-2 infection

M Lu, W Yao, Y Li, D Ma, Z Zhang, H Wang… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
As severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants have been
causing increasingly serious drug resistance problem, development of broadly effective and …

Modulation of the pharmacokinetics of soluble ACE2 decoy receptors through glycosylation

S Skeeters, K Bagale, G Stepanyuk, D Thieker… - … Therapy Methods & …, 2024 - cell.com
The Spike of SARS-CoV-2 recognizes a transmembrane protease, angiotensin-converting
enzyme 2 (ACE2), on host cells to initiate infection. Soluble derivatives of ACE2, in which …

Bibliometric evaluation of 2020–2022 publications on COVID-19-related cardiovascular disease

Y Chen, B Cao, Q Zhou, Y Liu, Q He… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective This study aimed to investigate the international scientific output regarding the
relationship between COVID-19 and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) through a bibliometric …