Author: Lorenzo, Ramiro; Defelipe, Lucas A.; Aliperti, Lucio; Niebling, Stephan; Custódio, Tânia F.; Löw, Christian; Schwarz, Jennifer J.; Remans, Kim; Craig, Patricio O.; Otero, Lisandro H.; Klinke, Sebastián; GarcÃa-Alai, MarÃa; Sánchez, Ignacio E.; Alonso, Leonardo G.
Title: Deamidation drives molecular aging of the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding motif Cord-id: 7rzvss6r Document date: 2021_5_21
ID: 7rzvss6r
Snippet: The spike is the main protein component of the SARS-CoV-2 virion surface. The spike receptor binding motif mediates recognition of the hACE2 receptor, a critical infection step, and is the preferential target for spike-neutralizing antibodies. Post-translational modifications of the spike receptor binding motif can modulate viral infectivity and immune response. We studied the spike protein in search for asparagine deamidation, a spontaneous event that leads to the appearance of aspartic and iso
Document: The spike is the main protein component of the SARS-CoV-2 virion surface. The spike receptor binding motif mediates recognition of the hACE2 receptor, a critical infection step, and is the preferential target for spike-neutralizing antibodies. Post-translational modifications of the spike receptor binding motif can modulate viral infectivity and immune response. We studied the spike protein in search for asparagine deamidation, a spontaneous event that leads to the appearance of aspartic and isoaspartic residues, affecting both the protein backbone and its charge. We used computational prediction and biochemical experiments to identify five deamidation hotspots in the SARS-CoV-2 spike. Similar deamidation hotspots are frequently found at the spike receptor-binding motifs of related sarbecoviruses, at positions that are mutated in emerging variants and in escape mutants from neutralizing antibodies. Asparagine residues 481 and 501 from the receptor-binding motif deamidate with a half-time of 16.5 and 123 days at 37 °C, respectively. This process is significantly slowed down at 4 °C, pointing at a strong dependence of spike molecular aging on the environmental conditions. Deamidation of the spike receptor-binding motif decreases the equilibrium constant for binding to the hACE2 receptor more than 3.5-fold. A model for deamidation of the full SARS-CoV-2 virion illustrates that deamidation of the spike receptor-binding motif leads to the accumulation in the virion surface of a chemically diverse spike population in a timescale of days. Our findings provide a mechanism for molecular aging of the spike, with significant consequences for understanding virus infectivity and vaccine development.
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