Replication and single-cycle delivery of SARS-CoV-2 replicons

  • Inna Ricardo-Lax
  • , Joseph M. Luna
  • , Tran Thi Nhu Thao
  • , Jérémie Le Pen
  • , Yingpu Yu
  • , H. Heinrich Hoffmann
  • , William M. Schneider
  • , Brandon S. Razooky
  • , Javier Fernandez-Martinez
  • , Fabian Schmidt
  • , Yiska Weisblum
  • , Bettina Salome Trüeb
  • , Inês Berenguer Veiga
  • , Kimberly Schmied
  • , Nadine Ebert
  • , Eleftherios Michailidis
  • , Avery Peace
  • , Francisco J. Sánchez-Rivera
  • , Scott W. Lowe
  • , Michael P. Rout
  • Theodora Hatziioannou, Paul D. Bieniasz, John T. Poirier, Margaret R. MacDonald, Volker Thiel*, Charles M. Rice*
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Molecular virology tools are critical for basic studies of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and for developing new therapeutics. Experimental systems that do not rely on viruses capable of spread are needed for potential use in lower-containment settings. In this work, we use a yeast-based reverse genetics system to develop spike-deleted SARS-CoV-2 self-replicating RNAs. These noninfectious self-replicating RNAs, or replicons, can be transcomplemented with viral glycoproteins to generate replicon delivery particles for single-cycle delivery into a range of cell types. This SARS-CoV-2 replicon system represents a convenient and versatile platform for antiviral drug screening, neutralization assays, host factor validation, and viral variant characterization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1099-1106
Number of pages8
JournalScience
Volume374
Issue number6571
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Nov 2021
Externally publishedYes

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