2020
An ACE2 Microbody Containing a Single Immunoglobulin Fc Domain Is a Potent Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2
Tada T, Fan C, Chen JS, Kaur R, Stapleford KA, Gristick H, Dcosta BM, Wilen CB, Nimigean CM, Landau NR. An ACE2 Microbody Containing a Single Immunoglobulin Fc Domain Is a Potent Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2. Cell Reports 2020, 33: 108528. PMID: 33326798, PMCID: PMC7705358, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2AnimalsAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19Disease Models, AnimalDisulfidesFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsMaleMice, TransgenicMicrobodiesProtein DomainsProtein MultimerizationSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVirionVirus InternalizationConceptsSARS-CoV-2Soluble ACE2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionLive SARS-CoV-2Syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 spikeCoronavirus disease 2019SARS-CoV-2 spike proteinDisease 2019Enzyme 2Mouse modelFuture coronavirusesFc fusion proteinΒ-coronavirusViral variantsImmunoglobulin heavy chainSpike proteinACE2 ectodomainImmunoglobulin Fc domainFc domainVirusACE2Potent inhibitor
2018
Structural basis for murine norovirus engagement of bile acids and the CD300lf receptor
Nelson CA, Wilen CB, Dai YN, Orchard RC, Kim AS, Stegeman RA, Hsieh LL, Smith TJ, Virgin HW, Fremont DH. Structural basis for murine norovirus engagement of bile acids and the CD300lf receptor. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e9201-e9210. PMID: 30194229, PMCID: PMC6166816, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1805797115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP domainCognate cellular receptorDomain dimer interfaceDimer interfaceBiophysical assaysStructural basisCD300lfResidue mutationsP2 subdomainAcid bindingCell surfaceHost ligandsCellular receptorsProtruding (P) domainStructural determinantsDE loopMonomeric affinityBinding sitesX-ray crystal structurePotential modulatorsReceptor binding sitesMNoVCrystal structureDivalent cationsReceptors
2016
Discovery of a proteinaceous cellular receptor for a norovirus
Orchard RC, Wilen CB, Doench JG, Baldridge MT, McCune BT, Lee YC, Lee S, Pruett-Miller SM, Nelson CA, Fremont DH, Virgin HW. Discovery of a proteinaceous cellular receptor for a norovirus. Science 2016, 353: 933-936. PMID: 27540007, PMCID: PMC5484048, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf1220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteinaceous receptorsMNoV infectionCellular machineryNoV replicationHuman cellsCell deathSpecies barrierCD300lfSpecies tropismPrimary cellsCellular receptorsCell linesMurine NoVHost factorsReplicationCause of gastroenteritisPrimary determinantNoV infectionReceptorsCellsEctodomainMachineryInfectionCrystal structureResidues