Engineered ACE2 receptor therapy overcomes mutational escape of SARS-CoV-2.SARS-CoV-2 has mutated during the global pandemic leading to viral adaptation to medications and vaccinations.  Here we describe an engineered human virus receptor, ACE2, by mutagenesis and screening for binding to the receptor binding domain (RBD).  Additional disulfide mutations caused the fixing of a closed ACE2 conformation to avoid off-target effects of protease activity, and also improved structural stability.  Our engineered ACE2 neutralized SARS-CoV-2 at a 100-fold lower concentration than wild type; we also report that no escape mutants emerged in the co-incubation after 15 passages.  Therapeutic administration of engineered ACE2 protected hamsters from SARS-CoV-2 infection, decreased lung virus titers and pathology.  Our results provide evidence of a therapeutic potential of engineered ACE2.
ACE2
Engineered ACE2 receptor therapy overcomes mutational escape of SARS-CoV-2.SARS-CoV-2 has mutated during the global pandemic leading to viral adaptation to medications and vaccinations.  Here we describe an engineered human virus receptor, ACE2, by mutagenesis and screening for binding to the receptor binding domain (RBD).  Additional disulfide mutations caused the fixing of a closed ACE2 conformation to avoid off-target effects of protease activity, and also improved structural stability.  Our engineered ACE2 neutralized SARS-CoV-2 at a 100-fold lower concentration than wild type; we also report that no escape mutants emerged in the co-incubation after 15 passages.  Therapeutic administration of engineered ACE2 protected hamsters from SARS-CoV-2 infection, decreased lung virus titers and pathology.  Our results provide evidence of a therapeutic potential of engineered ACE2.
ACE2
Engineered ACE2 receptor therapy overcomes mutational escape of SARS-CoV-2.SARS-CoV-2 has mutated during the global pandemic leading to viral adaptation to medications and vaccinations.  Here we describe an engineered human virus receptor, ACE2, by mutagenesis and screening for binding to the receptor binding domain (RBD).  Additional disulfide mutations caused the fixing of a closed ACE2 conformation to avoid off-target effects of protease activity, and also improved structural stability.  Our engineered ACE2 neutralized SARS-CoV-2 at a 100-fold lower concentration than wild type; we also report that no escape mutants emerged in the co-incubation after 15 passages.  Therapeutic administration of engineered ACE2 protected hamsters from SARS-CoV-2 infection, decreased lung virus titers and pathology.  Our results provide evidence of a therapeutic potential of engineered ACE2.
ACE2
Engineered ACE2 receptor therapy overcomes mutational escape of SARS-CoV-2.SARS-CoV-2 has mutated during the global pandemic leading to viral adaptation to medications and vaccinations.  Here we describe an engineered human virus receptor, ACE2, by mutagenesis and screening for binding to the receptor binding domain (RBD).  Additional disulfide mutations caused the fixing of a closed ACE2 conformation to avoid off-target effects of protease activity, and also improved structural stability.  Our engineered ACE2 neutralized SARS-CoV-2 at a 100-fold lower concentration than wild type; we also report that no escape mutants emerged in the co-incubation after 15 passages.  Therapeutic administration of engineered ACE2 protected hamsters from SARS-CoV-2 infection, decreased lung virus titers and pathology.  Our results provide evidence of a therapeutic potential of engineered ACE2.
ACE2