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ReviewCell communication and signaling : CCS2023

Structural and non-structural proteins in SARS-CoV-2: potential aspects to COVID-19 treatment or prevention of progression of related diseases.

Sareh Kakavandi, Iman Zare, Maryam VaezJalali, Masoud Dadashi, Maryam Azarian, Abdullatif Akbari, Marzieh Ramezani Farani, Hamidreza Zalpoor, Bahareh Hajikhani

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Review in Cell communication and signaling : CCS, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
17.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Sareh KakavandiDepartment of Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Iman ZareResearch and Development Department, Sina Medical Biochemistry Technologies Co. Ltd., Shiraz, 7178795844, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-0056-5576
Maryam VaezJalaliDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Masoud DadashiDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Maryam AzarianDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Abdullatif AkbariShiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Marzieh Ramezani FaraniDepartment of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Nano Bio High-Tech Materials Research Center, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea.
Hamidreza ZalpoorShiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. hamidreza.zlpr1998@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-8057-2804
Bahareh HajikhaniDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. b.hajikhani@gmail.com.
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEInha University · KRJahrom University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a new member of the Coronaviridae family known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). There are structural and non-structural proteins (NSPs) in the genome of this virus. S, M, H, and E proteins are structural proteins, and NSPs include accessory and replicase proteins. The structural and NSP components of SARS-CoV-2 play an important role in its infectivity, and some of them may be important in the pathogenesis of chronic diseases, including cancer, coagulation disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. The SARS-CoV-2 proteins interact with targets such as angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. In addition, SARS-CoV-2 can stimulate pathological intracellular signaling pathways by triggering transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), neuropilin-1 (NRP-1), CD147, and Eph receptors, which play important roles in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis, and multiple cancers such as glioblastoma, lung malignancies, and leukemias. Several compounds such as polyphenols, doxazosin, baricitinib, and ruxolitinib could inhibit these interactions. It has been demonstrated that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein has a stronger affinity for human ACE2 than the spike protein of SARS-CoV, leading the current study to hypothesize that the newly produced variant Omicron receptor-binding domain (RBD) binds to human ACE2 more strongly than the primary strain. SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) viruses against structural and NSPs have become resistant to previous vaccines. Therefore, the review of recent studies and the performance of current vaccines and their effects on COVID-19 and related diseases has become a vital need to deal with the current conditions. This review examines the potential role of these SARS-CoV-2 proteins in the initiation of chronic diseases, and it is anticipated that these proteins could serve as components of an effective vaccine or treatment for COVID-19 and related diseases. Video Abstract.

Indexed as

COVID-19Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2COVID-19 Drug TreatmentHumansPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AProtein BindingSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Peptidyl-Dipeptidase ASpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2COVID-19Non-structural proteinsSARS-CoV-2Structural proteinsVaccine

Identifiers

PMID37189112
PMCPMC10183699
OpenAlexW4376642544

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