Teicoplanin derivatives block spike protein mediated viral entry as pan-SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors

Autor: Ling Ma, Yali Li, Ting Shi, Zhiling Zhu, Jianyuan zhao, Yongli Xie, Jiajia Wen, Saisai Guo, Jing Wang, Jiwei Ding, Chen Liang, Guangzhi Shan, Quanjie Li, Mei Ge, Shan Cen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Vol 158, Iss , Pp 114213- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0753-3322
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114213
Popis: The rapid emergence of highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants poses serious threat to the efficacy of vaccines and neutralizing antibodies. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop new and effective inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 and future outbreaks. Here, we have identified a series of glycopeptide antibiotics teicoplanin derivatives that bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein, interrupt its interaction with ACE2 receptor and selectively inhibit viral entry mediated by S protein. Computation modeling predicts that these compounds interact with the residues in the receptor binding domain. More importantly, these teicoplanin derivatives inhibit the entry of both pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants. Our study demonstrates the feasibility of developing small molecule entry inhibitors by targeting the interaction of viral S protein and ACE2. Together, considering the proven safety and pharmacokinetics of teicoplanin as a glycopeptide antibiotic, the teicoplanin derivatives hold great promise of being repurposed as pan-SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors.
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