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Novel Engineered SARS-CoV-2 HR1 Trimer Exhibits Improved Potency and Broad-Spectrum Activity against SARS-CoV-2 and Its Variants
23 Jun 2022
Abstract excerpt
Peptides derived from the SARS-CoV-2 HR1 region are generally poor inhibitors. Here, we constructed a trimeric peptide HR1MFd by fusing the trimerization motif foldon to the C terminus of the HR1 peptide. HR1MFd was highly effective in blocking transductions by SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2 variants, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV pseudoviruses. In comparison with HR1M, HR1MFd adopted a much higher helical conformation, better...
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