Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor, fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1 (Flt-1), as a Novel Binding Partner for SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain

Mutahar, Adel Zaid I. and Devaramani, Manjunath and Dayal, Renu and Saini, Dinesh Kumar and Salimath, Paramahans V. and Bharathi P. Salimath (2022) Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor, fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1 (Flt-1), as a Novel Binding Partner for SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain. Frontiers in Immunology, 13. ISSN 1664-3224

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Abstract

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and neuropilin 1, a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor, were identified to bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain (spike RBD). In silico analysis based on 3D structure, multiple sequence alignment, and molecular docking of second domain of soluble Flt-1 (sFlt-1) and spike RBD revealed structural similarities, sequence homology, and protein-protein interaction. Interaction and binding of recombinant spike RBD (rspike RBD) and recombinant sFlt-1 (rsFlt-1) in vitro induced a conformational change, as revealed by spectrofluorimetric data, with increased fluorescence intensity in emission spectra as compared to either of the proteins alone. Results on ELISA confirmed the binding and cross-reactivity of rspike-RBD and rsFlt-1 as determined by using either specific antibodies towards each protein or immunized human serum. We found that polyclonal or monoclonal anti-spike RBD antibodies can recognize either rsFlt-1 or rspike RBD, showing cross-reactivity for the two proteins in a dose-dependent binding response. Recognition of bound rspike RBD or rsFlt-1 by anti-Flt-1 or anti-spike RBD antibodies, respectively, as observed by immunoblotting, further confirmed interaction between the two proteins. Immunoprecipitation and immunoblot analysis demonstrated the identification of rspike RBD binding to the Flt-1 receptor on A549 cells. Further, the binding of rspike RBD to Flt-1 receptor was shown using immunofluorescence on 2D-culture or 3D-spheroid of MDA-MB-231 cells, which over-express Flt-1 receptor. Together, our study concludes that the Flt-1 receptor is a novel binding partner for SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	SARS-CoV-2; recombinant spike RBD; 2-domain soluble Flt-1; binding partners; antibodies
Subjects:	B Life Science > Biotechnology
Divisions:	Department of > Biotechnology
Depositing User:	C Swapna Library Assistant
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2023 06:16
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2023 06:16
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/17698

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