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- Title
Multi-level inhibition of coronavirus replication by chemical ER stress.
- Authors
Shaban, Mohammed Samer; Müller, Christin; Mayr-Buro, Christin; Weiser, Hendrik; Meier-Soelch, Johanna; Albert, Benadict Vincent; Weber, Axel; Linne, Uwe; Hain, Torsten; Babayev, Ilya; Karl, Nadja; Hofmann, Nina; Becker, Stephan; Herold, Susanne; Schmitz, M. Lienhard; Ziebuhr, John; Kracht, Michael
- Abstract
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are important human pathogens for which no specific treatment is available. Here, we provide evidence that pharmacological reprogramming of ER stress pathways can be exploited to suppress CoV replication. The ER stress inducer thapsigargin efficiently inhibits coronavirus (HCoV-229E, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2) replication in different cell types including primary differentiated human bronchial epithelial cells, (partially) reverses the virus-induced translational shut-down, improves viability of infected cells and counteracts the CoV-mediated downregulation of IRE1α and the ER chaperone BiP. Proteome-wide analyses revealed specific pathways, protein networks and components that likely mediate the thapsigargin-induced antiviral state, including essential (HERPUD1) or novel (UBA6 and ZNF622) factors of ER quality control, and ER-associated protein degradation complexes. Additionally, thapsigargin blocks the CoV-induced selective autophagic flux involving p62/SQSTM1. The data show that thapsigargin hits several central mechanisms required for CoV replication, suggesting that this compound (or derivatives thereof) may be developed into broad-spectrum anti-CoV drugs.
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-021-25551-1