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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2025

Protein Nanoparticles for Targeted SARS-CoV-2 Trapping and Neutralization.

Marc Fornt-Suñé, Maria C Puertas, Javier Martinez-Picado, Javier García-Pardo, Salvador Ventura

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Marc Fornt-SuñéInstitut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina (IBB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1197-2836
Maria C PuertasIrsiCaixa, Badalona, 08916, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6750-2318
Javier Martinez-PicadoIrsiCaixa, Badalona, 08916, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4916-2129
Javier García-PardoInstitut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina (IBB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9179-6371
Salvador VenturaInstitut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina (IBB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9652-6351

Funding

Fundació la Marató de TV3 202120-30-31-32Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation CB21/13/00063Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation FPU20/02897Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation IJC2019-041039-ISpanish Ministry of Science and Innovation PID2022-137963OB-I00Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation PID2022-139271OB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), continues to challenge global health despite widespread vaccination efforts, underscoring the need for innovative strategies to combat emerging infectious diseases effectively. Herein, LCB1-NPs and LCB3-NPs are engineered as a novel class of protein-only nanoparticles formed through coiled coil-driven self-assembly and tailored to interact specifically with the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The multivalency of LCB1-NPs and LCB3-NPs offers a strategy for efficiently targeting and neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 both in solution and when immobilized on surfaces. It is demonstrated that LCB1-NPs and LCB3-NPs bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein's receptor-binding domain (RBD) with high affinity, effectively blocking the entry of SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particles into angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-coated human cells. The cost-effectiveness, scalability, and straightforward production process of these protein nanoparticles make them suitable for developing novel anti-viral materials. Accordingly, it is shown how these nanostructures can be packed into columns to build up economic and highly potent trapping devices for SARS-CoV-2 adsorption.

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COVID-19NanoparticlesSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antibodies, NeutralizingHumansVirus InternalizationACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antibodies, NeutralizingSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2antiviral nanomaterialscoiled coil protein nanoparticlesSARS‐CoV‐2SARS‐CoV‐2 trappingviral neutralization

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PMID39400473
PMCPMC11874693

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