Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Characterising proteolysis during SARS-CoV-2 infection identifies viral cleavage sites and cellular targets with therapeutic potential

  • Bjoern Meyer,
  • Jeanne Chiaravalli,
  • Stacy Gellenoncourt,
  • Philip Brownridge,
  • Dominic P. Bryne,
  • Leonard A. Daly,
  • Arturas Grauslys,
  • Marius Walter,
  • Fabrice Agou,
  • Lisa A. Chakrabarti,
  • Charles S. Craik,
  • Claire E. Eyers,
  • Patrick A. Eyers,
  • Yann Gambin,
  • Andrew R. Jones,
  • Emma Sierecki,
  • Eric Verdin,
  • Marco Vignuzzi,
  • Edward Emmott

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25796-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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During SARS-CoV-2 replication, viral and cellular proteases play crucial roles and have been shown to be promising anti-viral targets. Here, Meyer et al. apply mass spectrometry to characterize the proteolytic cleavage profile of viral and cellular proteins in vitro.