
Biomedicines, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(10), P. 2361 - 2361
Published: Oct. 16, 2024
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are fundamental to many critical biological processes and crucial in mediating essential cellular functions across diverse organisms, including bacteria, parasites, viruses. A notable example is the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2), which initiates a series of events leading viral replication. Interrupting this offers promising strategy for blocking or significantly reducing infection, highlighting its potential as target anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapies. This review focuses on hACE2 interaction, exemplifying latest advancements peptide-based strategies developing PPI inhibitors. We discuss various approaches creating inhibitors that aiming provide treatments COVID-19.
Language: Английский