Suppression of ACE2 SUMOylation protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection through TOLLIP-mediated selective autophagy

SARS- CoV-2 hijacks ACE2 for cell entry. Here, the authors report that dynamic SUMOylation modulates the TOLLIP-directed selective autophagic degradation of ACE2 and suggest SUMOylation inhibition as a potential intervention against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shouheng Jin, Xing He, Ling Ma, Zhen Zhuang, Yiliang Wang, Meng Lin, Sihui Cai, Lu Wei, Zheyu Wang, Zhiyao Zhao, Yaoxing Wu, Lin Sun, Chunwei Li, Weihong Xie, Yong Zhao, Zhou Songyang, Ke Peng, Jincun Zhao, Jun Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32957-y