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How Protease Inhibitors Can Be the Key to Fighting COVID-19
COVID-19, like any other virus, is a single strand of RNA (or DNA) that spreads with a simple two-step process:
I. Break into a healthy cell
II. Hijack the cell’s own mechanisms to make copies of itself
Studies have shown, however, that by using protease inhibitors, we can stop the virus’ ability to replicate itself, halting the spread in it tracks. To understand how this is done, let’s take a closer look at the lifecycle of a virus:
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First, the virus must get inside the cell. Every virus does this slightly differently, but Coronaviruses (such as COVID-19) use their signature “spikes” to fuse themselves to a cell’s outer wall and then squeeze their way inside. A virus is a single strand of RNA wrapped in a protein envelope. The RNA contains the genetic instructions the virus needs to make copies of itself.
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Once inside, the virus RNA converts into a polypeptide. This long protein is like a bus for the team of enzymes whose job it is to make more of the virus.When the virus invades a human cell, its’ RNA is translated into a polypeptide, a long protein chain that includes several enzymes necessary to continue replication.
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Before these enzymes can start working, they need to be separated from each other. The protease enzyme acts like a pair of scissors, cutting the polypeptide up into the different enzymes, that then become functional.
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By using a protease inhibitor, the protease enzyme is blocked from doing this. These drugs are designed to tightly bind to the protease enzyme, blocking its ability to cut. This leaves the entire virus-making team stuck on their bus, without being able to make a single virus. Sad for the virus, happy for the host.
