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@ARTICLE{Sevenich:906319,
author = {Sevenich, Marc and Thul, Elena and Lakomek, Nils-Alexander
and Klünemann, Thomas and Schubert, Maren and Bertoglio,
Federico and van den Heuvel, Joop and Petzsch, Patrick and
Mohrlüder, Jeannine and Willbold, Dieter},
title = {{P}hage {D}isplay-{D}erived {C}ompounds {D}isplace h{ACE}2
from {I}ts {C}omplex with {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 {S}pike
{P}rotein},
journal = {Biomedicines},
volume = {10},
number = {2},
issn = {2227-9059},
address = {Basel},
publisher = {MDPI},
reportid = {FZJ-2022-01369},
pages = {441 -},
year = {2022},
abstract = {Severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a
highly contagious beta-class coronavirus. Although
vaccinations have shown high efficacy, the emergence of
novel variants of concern (VOCs) has already exhibited
traits of immune evasion. Thus, the development of tailored
antiviral medications for patients with incomplete,
inefficient, or non-existent immunization, is essential. The
attachment of viral surface proteins to the cell surface is
the first crucial step in the viral replication cycle, which
for SARS-CoV-2 is mediated by the high affinity interaction
of the viral trimeric spike with the host cell
surface-located human angiotensin converting enzyme-2
(hACE2). Here, we used a novel and efficient next generation
sequencing (NGS) supported phage display strategy for the
selection of a set of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain
(RBD)-targeting peptide ligands that bind to the target
protein with low µM to nM dissociation constants. Compound
CVRBDL-3 inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein association
to hACE2 in a concentration-dependent manner for pre- as
well as post-complex formation conditions. Further rational
optimization yielded a CVRBDL-3 based divalent compound,
which demonstrated inhibitory efficacy with an IC50 value of
47 nM. The obtained compounds were not only efficient for
the different spike constructs from the originally isolated
“wt” SARS-CoV-2, but also for B.1.1.7 mutant trimeric
spike protein. Our work demonstrates that phage
display-derived peptide ligands are potential fusion
inhibitors of viral cell entry. Moreover, we show that
rational optimization of a combination of peptide sequences
is a potential strategy in the further development of
therapeutics for the treatment of acute COVID-19.},
cin = {IBI-7},
ddc = {570},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBI-7-20200312},
pnm = {5244 - Information Processing in Neuronal Networks
(POF4-524)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5244},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {35203649},
UT = {WOS:000763798500001},
doi = {10.3390/biomedicines10020441},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/906319},
}