Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9
Published: Sept. 26, 2022
The
spike
(S)
glycoprotein
of
SARS-CoV-2
mediates
viral
entry
through
associating
with
ACE2
on
host
cells.
Intracellular
trafficking
and
palmitoylation
S
protein
are
required
for
its
function.
short
cytoplasmic
tail
plays
a
key
role
in
the
intracellular
trafficking,
which
contains
binding
site
proteins
such
as
COPI,
COPII
SNX27.
This
also
sites
protein.
Protein
modification
could
be
catalyzed
by
family
zinc
finger
DHHC
domain-containing
palmitoyltransferases
(ZDHHCs).
membrane
location
facilitate
surface
expression
assembly
progeny
virions.
In
this
review,
we
summarize
function
transportation
localization.
relies
pathways
to
life
cycle
SARS-CoV-2,
meanwhile
it
interfere
transport
pathways.
interplay
between
partially
explain
acute
symptoms
or
Long-COVID
complications
multiple
organs
COVID-19
patients.
Viruses,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 531 - 531
Published: March 4, 2022
The
spike
proteins
of
enveloped
viruses
are
transmembrane
glycoproteins
that
typically
undergo
post-translational
attachment
palmitate
on
cysteine
residues
the
cytoplasmic
facing
tail
protein.
role
protein
palmitoylation
in
virus
biogenesis
and
infectivity
is
being
actively
studied
as
a
potential
target
novel
antivirals.
Here,
we
report
first
five
C-terminal
cysteine-rich
domain
SARS-CoV-2
S
indispensable
for
infection,
palmitoylation-deficient
mutants
defective
membrane
fusion.
DHHC9
palmitoyltransferase
interacts
with
palmitoylates
ER
Golgi
knockdown
results
reduced
fusion
infection
SARS-CoV-2.
Two
bis-piperazine
backbone-based
inhibitors
inhibit
resulting
progeny
virion
particles
released
infection.
This
establishes
these
new
intervention
strategies
against
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Jan. 27, 2022
Protein
palmitoylation—a
lipid
modification
in
which
one
or
more
cysteine
thiols
on
a
substrate
protein
are
modified
to
form
thioester
with
palmitoyl
group—is
significant
post-translational
biological
process.
This
process
regulates
the
trafficking,
subcellular
localization,
and
stability
of
different
proteins
cells.
Since
palmitoylation
participates
various
processes,
it
is
related
occurrence
development
multiple
diseases.
It
has
been
well
evidenced
that
whose
functions
palmitoylation-dependent
directly
involved
key
proteins’
palmitoylation/depalmitoylation
cycle
may
be
potential
source
novel
therapeutic
drugs
for
Many
researchers
have
reported
proteins,
crucial
host-virus
interactions
during
viral
infection.
Quite
few
explorations
focused
figuring
out
whether
targeting
acylation
host
might
strategy
combat
All
these
remarkable
achievements
made
technological
advances.
paper
gives
an
overview
infection
methods
palmitoylated
detection.
Future
challenges
developments
proposed.
Molecular Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
117(6), P. 1308 - 1316
Published: April 18, 2022
There
has
been
considerable
recent
interest
in
the
life
cycle
of
Severe
Acute
Respiratory
Syndrome
Coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2),
causative
agent
Covid-19
pandemic.
Practically
every
step
CoV
replication-from
cell
attachment
and
uptake
via
genome
replication
expression
to
virion
assembly
considered
as
a
specific
event
that
potentially
could
be
targeted
by
existing
or
novel
drugs.
Interference
with
cellular
egress
progeny
viruses
also
adopted
possible
therapeutic
strategy;
however,
situation
is
complicated
fact
there
no
broad
consensus
on
how
CoVs
find
their
way
out
host
cells.
The
viral
nucleocapsid,
consisting
genomic
RNA
complexed
nucleocapsid
proteins
obtains
membrane
envelope
during
virus
budding
into
lumen
intermediate
compartment
(IC)
at
endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)-Golgi
interface.
From
here,
several
alternative
routes
for
extracellular
release
have
proposed.
Strikingly,
studies
shown
infection
leads
disassembly
Golgi
ribbon
mobilization
compartments
protein
machineries
are
known
promote
Golgi-independent
trafficking
surface.
Here,
we
discuss
special
focus
different
pathways
egress.
Journal of Virology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
98(10)
Published: Sept. 17, 2024
ABSTRACT
The
Envelope
(E)
protein
of
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
is
an
integral
structural
in
the
virus
particles.
However,
its
role
assembly
virions
and
underlying
molecular
mechanisms
are
yet
to
be
elucidated,
including
whether
function
E
regulated
by
post-translational
modifications.
In
present
study,
we
report
that
SARS-CoV-2
palmitoylated
at
C40,
C43,
C44
palmitoyltransferases
zDHHC3,
6,
12,
15,
20.
Mutating
these
three
cysteines
serines
(C40/43/44S)
reduced
stability
protein,
decreased
interaction
with
proteins
Spike,
Membrane,
Nucleocapsid,
thereby
inhibited
production
virus-like
particles
(VLPs)
VLP-mediated
luciferase
transcriptional
delivery.
Specifically,
C40/43/44S
mutation
density
VLPs.
Collectively,
results
demonstrate
palmitoylation
vital
for
IMPORTANCE
this
systematically
examined
biochemistry
demonstrated
required
particle
(VLP)
maintaining
normal
density.
These
suggest
central
proper
morphogenesis
VLPs
densities
viral
infectivity.
This
study
presents
a
significant
advancement
understanding
how
assembling
supports
palmitoyl
acyltransferases
can
potential
therapeutic
targets
development
inhibitors.
Biomolecules,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 280 - 280
Published: Feb. 14, 2025
Spike
protein
is
a
surface
glycoprotein
of
the
SARS-CoV-2
coronavirus,
providing
interaction
coronavirus
with
angiotensin-converting
enzyme
2
(ACE2)
on
host
cell.
The
cytoplasmic
tail
S
plays
an
important
role
in
intracellular
transport
and
translocation
to
plasma
membrane.
domain
contains
binding
sites
for
COPI,
COPII,
SNX27,
which
are
required
trafficking
this
glycoprotein.
In
addition,
S-palmitoylation
sites.
increases
hydrophobicity
by
regulating
its
has
signaling
sequence
that
provides
ERM
family
proteins,
may
mediate
communication
between
cell
membrane
actin
cytoskeleton.
This
review
examines
Understanding
these
processes
necessary
not
only
development
vaccines
based
mRNA
or
adenovirus
vectors
encoding
full-length
spike
(S)
protein,
but
also
therapy
new
infection
(COVID-19).
Journal of Virology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 20, 2025
ABSTRACT
Coronaviruses
hijack
host
cell
metabolic
pathways
and
resources
to
support
their
replication.
They
induce
extensive
endomembrane
remodeling
generate
viral
replication
organelles
exploit
membranes
for
assembly
budding
of
enveloped
progeny
virions.
Because
the
overall
significance
membranes,
we
sought
gain
insight
into
role
factors
involved
in
lipid
metabolism
cells
infected
with
Middle
East
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
(MERS-CoV).
We
employed
a
single-cycle
infection
approach
combination
pharmacological
inhibitors,
biochemical
assays,
lipidomics,
light
electron
microscopy.
Pharmacological
inhibition
acetyl-CoA
carboxylase
(ACC)
fatty
acid
synthase
(FASN),
key
de
novo
biosynthesis,
led
pronounced
MERS-CoV
particle
release.
Inhibition
ACC
profound
switch
Huh7
cells,
altering
lipidomic
profile
inducing
lipolysis.
However,
despite
changes
induced
by
inhibitor,
biogenesis
remained
unaffected.
Instead,
appeared
affect
trafficking
post-translational
modifications
envelope
proteins.
Electron
microscopy
revealed
an
accumulation
nucleocapsids
early
stages,
indicating
that
is
adversely
impacted
inhibition.
Notably,
palmitoylation
resulted
similar
effects,
while
supplementation
exogenous
palmitic
reversed
compound’s
inhibitory
possibly
reflecting
crucial
need
spike
proteins
virus
assembly.
IMPORTANCE
(MERS-CoV)
etiological
agent
zoonotic
disease
limited
transmissibility
between
humans.
still
considered
high-priority
pathogen
closely
monitored
WHO
due
its
high
lethality
rate
around
35%
laboratory-confirmed
infections.
Like
other
positive-strand
RNA
viruses,
relies
on
cell’s
endomembranes
various
stages
cycle.
spite
this
general
reliance
metabolism,
mechanistic
insights
are
very
limited.
In
our
study,
show
(ACC),
enzyme
biosynthesis
pathway,
significantly
disrupts
without
exerting
negative
effect
organelles.
Furthermore,
study
highlights
potential
as
target
development
host-directed
antiviral
therapeutics
against
coronaviruses.