Selected article for: "coronavirus membrane protein and envelope protein"

Author: Hutchison, James M.; Capone, Ricardo; Luu, Dustin D.; Hadziselimovic, Arina; Van Horn, Wade D.; Sanders, Charles R.
Title: Delivery of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein into human cells
  • Cord-id: y9o2qmvp
  • Document date: 2021_2_19
  • ID: y9o2qmvp
    Snippet: SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein (S2-E) is a conserved membrane protein that is essential to coronavirus assembly and budding. Here, we describe the recombinant expression and purification of S2-E into amphipol-class amphipathic polymer solutions. The physical properties of amphipols underpin their ability to solubilize and stabilize membrane proteins without disrupting membranes. Amphipol delivery of S2-E to pre-formed planar bilayers results in spontaneous membrane integration and formation of viro
    Document: SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein (S2-E) is a conserved membrane protein that is essential to coronavirus assembly and budding. Here, we describe the recombinant expression and purification of S2-E into amphipol-class amphipathic polymer solutions. The physical properties of amphipols underpin their ability to solubilize and stabilize membrane proteins without disrupting membranes. Amphipol delivery of S2-E to pre-formed planar bilayers results in spontaneous membrane integration and formation of viroporin ion channels. Amphipol delivery of the S2-E protein to human cells results in membrane integration followed by retrograde trafficking to a location adjacent to the endoplasmic reticulum-to-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) and the Golgi, which are the sites of coronavirus replication. Delivery of S2-E to cells enables both chemical biological approaches for future studies of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis and development of “Trojan Horse” anti-viral therapies. This work also establishes a paradigm for amphipol-mediated delivery of membrane proteins to cells.

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