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Intrinsic disorder perspective of an interplay between the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and SARS-CoV-2

F. Elrashdy, E. Redwan, V. Uversky,
2021

The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 walks the planet causing the rapid spread of the CoV disease 2019 (COVID-19) that has especially deleterious consequences for the patients with underlying cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Entry of the SARS-CoV-2 into the host cell involves interaction of the virus (via the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of its spike glycoprotein) with the membrane-bound form of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) followed by the virus-ACE2 complex internalization by the cell. Since ACE2 is expressed in various tissues, such as brain, gut, heart, kidney, and lung, and since these organs represent obvious targets for the SARS-CoV-2 infection, therapeutic approaches were developed to either inhibit ACE2 or reduce its expression as a means of prevention of the virus entry into the corresponding host cells. The problem here is that in addition to be a receptor for the SARS-CoV-2 entry into the host cells, ACE2 acts as a key component of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) aimed at the generation of a cascade of vasoactive peptides coordinating several physiological processes. In RAAS, ACE2 degrades angiotensin II, which is a multifunctional CVD-promoting peptide hormone and converts it to a heptapeptide angiotensin-(1–7) acting as the angiotensin II antagonist. As protein multifunctionality is commonly associated with the presence of flexible or disordered regions, we analyze here the intrinsic disorder predisposition of major players related to the SARS-CoV-2 – RAAS axis. We show that all considered proteins contain intrinsically disordered regions that might have specific functions. Since intrinsic disorder might play a role in the functionality of query proteins and be related to the COVID-19 pathogenesis, this work represents an important disorder-based outlook of an interplay between the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and SARS-CoV-2. It also suggests that consideration of the intrinsic disorder phenomenon should be added to the modern arsenal of means for drug development. © 2020

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  • F. Elrashdy
    Department of Endemic Medicine and Hepatogastroenterology, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
  • E. Redwan
    Biological Science Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
  • V. Uversky
    Institute for Biological Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Pushchino, Moscow region, 142290, Russian Federation
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  • Infection, Genetics and Evolution
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  • 85
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  • aldosterone; angiotensin; angiotensin converting enzyme 2; dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase; dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase inhibitor; glycoprotein; renin; transmembrane protease serine 2; unclassified drug; virus spike protein; ACE2 protein, human; angiotensin II; antivirus agent; coronavirus spike glycoprotein; protein binding; spike protein, SARS-CoV-2; ACE2 gene; amino acid sequence; coronavirus disease 2019; disease association; disease predisposition; down regulation; drug development; human; nonhuman; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; pathogenesis; priority journal; protein expression; protein function; protein interaction; protein structure; renin angiotensin aldosterone system; Review; SARS coronavirus; virus entry; virus load; chemistry; drug effect; metabolism; molecular model; physiology; protein conformation; protein unfolding; renin angiotensin aldosterone system; Angiotensin II; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2; Antiviral Agents; Humans; Models, Molecular; Protein Binding; Protein Conformation; Protein Unfolding; Renin-Angiotensin System; SARS-CoV-2; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus; Virus Internalization
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  • Elsevier B.V.
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  • Review
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  • scopus