In Silico Exploration of CD200 as a Therapeutic Target for COVID-19

Autor: Vladimir Perovic, Sanja Glisic, Milena Veljkovic, Slobodan Paessler, Veljko Veljkovic
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Microorganisms, Vol 12, Iss 6, p 1185 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-2607
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12061185
Popis: SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen causing COVID-19, continues to pose a significant threat to public health and has had major economic implications. Developing safe and effective vaccines and therapies offers a path forward for overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. The presented study, performed by using the informational spectrum method (ISM), representing an electronic biology-based tool for analysis of protein–protein interactions, identified the highly conserved region of spike protein (SP) from SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is essential for recognition and targeting between the virus and its protein interactors on the target cells. This domain is suggested as a promising target for the drug therapy and vaccines, which could be effective against all currently circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2 viruses. The analysis of the virus/host interaction, performed by the ISM, also revealed OX-2 membrane glycoprotein (CD200) as a possible interactor of SP, which could serve as a novel therapeutic target for COVID-19 disease.
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