The SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease (Mpro): Structure, function, and emerging therapies for COVID‐19

Q Hu, Y Xiong, GH Zhu, YN Zhang, YW Zhang… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The main proteases (Mpro), also termed 3‐chymotrypsin‐like proteases (3CLpro), are a
class of highly conserved cysteine hydrolases in β‐coronaviruses. Increasing evidence has …

Potential resistance of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) against protease inhibitors: lessons learned from HIV-1 protease

JA Mótyán, M Mahdi, G Hoffka, J Tőzsér - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome 2
(SARS-CoV-2), has been one of the most devastating pandemics of recent times. The lack of …

X-ray crystallographic characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease polyprotein cleavage sites essential for viral processing and maturation

J Lee, C Kenward, LJ Worrall, M Vuckovic… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the pathogen
that causes COVID-19, produces polyproteins 1a and 1ab that contain, respectively, 11 or …

SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Protease Variants of Concern Display Altered Viral Substrate and Cell Host Target Galectin-8 Processing but Retain Sensitivity toward Antivirals

SA Chen, E Arutyunova, J Lu, MB Khan… - ACS Central …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The main protease of SARS-CoV-2 (Mpro) is the most promising drug target against
coronaviruses due to its essential role in virus replication. With newly emerging variants …

NMR metabolomics methods for investigating disease

GA Nagana Gowda, D Raftery - Analytical chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
The field of metabolomics continues to grow exponentially as it contributes significantly to
numerous disciplines, including biomedicine, pharmacology, drug development, and …

[HTML][HTML] Viral proteases as therapeutic targets

T Majerová, J Konvalinka - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Some medically important viruses―including retroviruses, flaviviruses, coronaviruses, and
herpesviruses―code for a protease, which is indispensable for viral maturation and …

Progress on SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro inhibitors: inspiration from SARS-CoV 3CLpro peptidomimetics and small-molecule anti-inflammatory compounds

J Zhu, H Zhang, Q Lin, J Lyu, L Lu, H Chen… - Drug design …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) currently poses a threat to human health. 3C-like …

Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 isolates, namely the Wuhan strain, Delta variant, and Omicron variant, identifies differential immune profiles

S Shahbaz, N Bozorgmehr, J Lu, M Osman… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
There is an urgent need to better understand the impact of different severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants on immune response and disease …

SARS-CoV-2 nonstructural protein 6 triggers endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced autophagy to degrade STING1

P Jiao, W Fan, X Ma, R Lin, Y Zhao, Y Li, H Zhang… - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 poses a substantial global threat owing to the emergence of
several highly transmissible variants. Autophagy is an intracellular degradation process that …

Predicted coronavirus Nsp5 protease cleavage sites in the human proteome

BM Scott, V Lacasse, DG Blom, PD Tonner… - BMC Genomic Data, 2022 - Springer
Background The coronavirus nonstructural protein 5 (Nsp5) is a cysteine protease required
for processing the viral polyprotein and is therefore crucial for viral replication. Nsp5 from …