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Canonical and Noncanonical Autophagy as Potential Targets for COVID-19

Title:
Canonical and Noncanonical Autophagy as Potential Targets for COVID-19
Authors:
Belló Pérez, Melissa
Sola, Isabel
Novoa, Beatriz
Daniel J., Klionsky
Falcó Graciá, Juan Alberto
Issue Date:
2020-07-01
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/11000/6893
Abstract:
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic necessitates a review of the molecular mechanisms underlying cellular infection by coronaviruses, in order to identify potential therapeutic targets against the associated new disease (COVID-19). Previous studies on its counterparts prove a complex and concomitant interaction between coronaviruses and autophagy. The precise manipulation of this pathway allows these viruses to exploit the autophagy molecular machinery while avoiding its protective apoptotic drift and cellular innate immune responses. In turn, the maneuverability margins of such hijacking appear to be so narrow that the modulation of the autophagy, regardless of whether using inducers or inhibitors (many of which are FDA-approved for the treatment of other diseases), is usually detrimental to viral replication, including SARS-CoV-2. Recent discoveries indicate that these interactions stretch into the still poorly explored noncanonical autophagy pathway, which might play a substantial role in coronavirus replication. Still, some potential therapeutic targets within this pathway, such as RAB9 and its interacting proteins, look promising considering current knowledge. Thus, the combinatory treatment of COVID-19 with drugs affecting both canonical and noncanonical autophagy pathways may be a turning point in the fight against this and other viral infections, which may also imply beneficial prospects of long-term protection
Keywords/Subjects:
antiviral
autophagy
canonical autophagy
coronavirus
COVID-19
noncanonical autophagy
SARS-CoV-2
Type of document:
application/pdf
Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9071619
Appears in Collections:
Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche



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