VE607 stabilizes SARS-CoV-2 Spike in the “RBD-up” conformation and inhibits viral entry
Ding S, Ullah I, Gong SY, Grover J, Mohammadi M, Chen Y, Vézina D, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Verma VT, Goyette G, Gaudette F, Richard J, Yang D, Smith AB, Pazgier M, Côté M, Abrams C, Kumar P, Mothes W, Uchil P, Finzi A, Baron C. VE607 stabilizes SARS-CoV-2 Spike in the “RBD-up” conformation and inhibits viral entry. IScience 2022, 25: 104528. PMID: 35677392, PMCID: PMC9164512, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 infectionAuthentic SARS-CoV-2K18-hACE2 miceS-ACE2 interactionsDevelopment of immunotherapySARS-CoV-2 spikeSARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-1Prophylactic treatmentLow micromolar concentrationsViral replicationACE2 receptorPseudoviral particlesViral entrySpike glycoproteinPotential targetCOVID-19Drug developmentInfectionACE2 interfaceHost cellsMicromolar concentrationsReceptorsTreatmentRBD