Different electrostatic forces drive the binding kinetics of SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV Envelope proteins with the PDZ2 domain of ZO1.

ABSTRACT: The Envelope protein (E) is a structural protein encoded by the genome of SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV Coronaviruses. It is poorly present in the virus but highly expressed in the host cell, with prominent role in virus assembly and virulence. The E protein possesses a PDZ-binding motif (PBM) at its C terminus that allows it to interact with host PDZ domain containing proteins. ZO1 is a key protein in assembling the cytoplasmic plaque of epithelial and endothelial Tight Junctions (TJs) as well as in determining cell differentiation, proliferation and polarity. The PDZ2 domain of ZO1 is known to interact with the Coronaviruses Envelope proteins, however the molecular details of such interaction have not been established. In this paper we directly measured, through Fluorescence Resonanc

SUBMITTER: Pennacchietti V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186300 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature