Cited by 1,010SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesAdvanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications

Proteomics of SARS-CoV-2-infected host cells reveals therapy targets

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Bojkova, Denisa, Klann, Kevin, Koch, Benjamin, Widera, Marek, Krause, David, Ciesek, Sandra, Cinatl, Jindrich, Münch, Christian·2020·Nature

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A new coronavirus was recently discovered and named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Infection with SARS-CoV-2 in humans causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and has been rapidly spreading around the globe 1,2. SARS-CoV-2 shows some similarities to other coronaviruses; however, treatment options and an understanding of how SARS-CoV-2 infects cells are lacking. Here we identify the host cell pathways that are modulated by SARS-CoV-2 and show that inhibition of these pathways prevents viral replication in human cells. We established a human cell-culture model for infection with a clinical isolate of SARS-CoV-2. Using this cell-culture system, we determined the infection profile of SARS-CoV-2 by translatome 3 and proteome proteomics at different times after infection. These analyses revealed that SARS-CoV-2 reshapes central cellular pathways such as translation, splicing, carbon metabolism, protein homeostasis (proteostasis) and nucleic acid metabolism. Small-molecule inhibitors that target these pathways prevented viral replication in cells. Our results reveal the cellular infection profile of SARS-CoV-2 and have enabled the identification of drugs that inhibit viral replication. We anticipate that our results will guide efforts to understand the molecular mechanisms that underlie the modulation of host cells after infection with SARS-CoV-2. Furthermore, our findings provide insights for the development of therapies for the treatment of COVID-19.

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  • Clinical isolate infection models have been developed using Caco-2 cells with temporal proteome changes identified during infection using multiplexed MS by combining metabolic labelling with tandem mass tagging methods.

    “Clinical isolate infection models have been developed using Caco-2 cells154 with temporal proteome changes identified during infection using multiplexed MS by combining metabolic labelling with tandem mass tagging methods.”

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  • Recent proteomics studies have focused on SARS-CoV-2, uncovering additional potential therapeutic targets.

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Authors
Bojkova, D., Klann, K., Koch, B., Widera, M., Krause, D., Ciesek, S., Cinatl, J., & Münch, C.
Affiliations
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
  • University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Cinatl, Jindrich
  • Münch, Christian
Venue
Nature
Published
2020-05-14
Volume
583
Issue
7816
Pages
469-472
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W3026002191
Cited by
1,010
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 25 · 2025: 58 · 2024: 86 · 2023: 118 · 2022: 198 · 2021: 347 · 2020: 177
FWCI
27.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • Research Square (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) (submittedVersion)
  • Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) (submittedVersion)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Frankfurter Stiftung für krebskranke Kinder
  • Hilfe für krebskranke Kinder Frankfurt
  • European Commission
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (ERC StG 803565, MU 4216/1-1, CRC 1177)
  • Aventis Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 pandemic, viral replication, host-pathogen interaction, translation (biology), splicing, carbon metabolism, proteostasis, nucleic acid metabolism, small molecule inhibitors, antiviral drug targets, proteome, translatome
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, Proteostasis, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 Drug Treatment, Carbon, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, Humans, Kinetics, Pneumonia, Viral, RNA Splicing, Time Factors, Protein Biosynthesis, Virus Replication, Coronavirus Infections, Caco-2 Cells, Proteome, Proteomics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Pandemics, Molecular Targeted Therapy, In Vitro Techniques

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