Title : ACE2-Independent Interaction of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein with Human Epithelial Cells Is Inhibited by Unfractionated Heparin.

Pub. Date : 2021 Jun 7

PMID : 34200372






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1 ACE2-Independent Interaction of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein with Human Epithelial Cells Is Inhibited by Unfractionated Heparin. Heparin surface glycoprotein Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
2 As the spike protein has previously been shown to bind heparin, a soluble glycosaminoglycan, we tested the effects of various heparins on ACE2-independent spike protein interaction with cells. Heparin surface glycoprotein Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
3 Unfractionated heparin inhibited spike protein interaction with an IC50 value of <0.05 U/mL, whereas two low-molecular-weight heparins were less effective. Heparin surface glycoprotein Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
4 A mutant form of the spike protein, lacking the arginine-rich putative furin cleavage site, interacted only weakly with cells and had a lower affinity for unfractionated and low-molecular-weight heparin than the wild-type spike protein. Heparin surface glycoprotein Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2