In-silico evidence for a two receptor based strategy of SARS-CoV-2

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• dc.contributor.author Milanetti, Edoardo
• dc.contributor.author Miotto, Mattia
• dc.contributor.author Di Rienzo, Lorenzo
• dc.contributor.author Nagaraj, Madhu
• dc.contributor.author Monti, Michele
• dc.contributor.author Golbek, Thaddeus W.
• dc.contributor.author Gosti, Giorgio
• dc.contributor.author Roeters, Steven J.
• dc.contributor.author Weidner, Tobias
• dc.contributor.author Otzen, Daniel E.
• dc.contributor.author Ruocco, Giancarlo
• dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-22T07:49:59Z
• dc.date.available 2021-11-22T07:49:59Z
• dc.date.issued 2021
• dc.description.abstract We propose a computational investigation on the interaction mechanisms between SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and possible human cell receptors. In particular, we make use of our newly developed numerical method able to determine efficiently and effectively the relationship of complementarity between portions of protein surfaces. This innovative and general procedure, based on the representation of the molecular isoelectronic density surface in terms of 2D Zernike polynomials, allows the rapid and quantitative assessment of the geometrical shape complementarity between interacting proteins, which was unfeasible with previous methods. Our results indicate that SARS-CoV-2 uses a dual strategy: in addition to the known interaction with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, the viral spike protein can also interact with sialic-acid receptors of the cells in the upper airways.
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• dc.identifier.citation Milanetti E, Miotto M, Di Rienzo L, Nagaraj M, Monti M, Golbek TW, Gosti G, Roeters SJ, Weidner T, Otzen DE, Ruocco G. In-silico evidence for a two receptor based strategy of SARS-CoV-2. Front Mol Biosci. 2021;8:690655. DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.690655
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2021.690655
• dc.identifier.issn 2296-889X
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/49029
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Frontiers
• dc.relation.ispartof Front Mol Biosci. 2021;8:690655
• dc.rights © 2021 Milanetti, Miotto, Di Rienzo, Nagaraj, Monti, Golbek, Gosti, Roeters, Weidner, Otzen and Ruocco. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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• dc.subject.keyword SARS-CoV-2
• dc.subject.keyword Shape complementarity
• dc.subject.keyword Sialic acid
• dc.subject.keyword Spike (S) protein
• dc.subject.keyword Zernike moments
• dc.title In-silico evidence for a two receptor based strategy of SARS-CoV-2
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