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HuCoPIA: An Atlas of Human vs. SARS-CoV-2 Interactome and the Comparative Analysis with Other Coronaviridae Family Viruses

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VIRUSES-BASEL
Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v15020492

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human; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV; MERS; protein-protein interactions

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SARS-CoV-2, a novel betacoronavirus strain, has caused a global pandemic with a high death toll. Efforts are being made worldwide to develop vaccines and medicines to reduce the spread and fatality rates of the disease and control the emergence of new variants. Understanding the protein-protein interaction mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 in humans and comparing it with previous strains is crucial for these efforts.
SARS-CoV-2, a novel betacoronavirus strain, has caused a pandemic that has claimed the lives of nearly 6.7M people worldwide. Vaccines and medicines are being developed around the world to reduce the disease spread, fatality rates, and control the new variants. Understanding the protein-protein interaction mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 in humans, and their comparison with the previous SARS-CoV and MERS strains, is crucial for these efforts. These interactions might be used to assess vaccination effectiveness, diagnose exposure, and produce effective biotherapeutics. Here, we present the HuCoPIA database, which contains approximately 100,000 protein-protein interactions between humans and three strains (SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS) of betacoronavirus. The interactions in the database are divided into common interactions between all three strains and those unique to each strain. It also contains relevant functional annotation information of human proteins. The HuCoPIA database contains SARS-CoV-2 (41,173), SARS-CoV (31,997), and MERS (26,862) interactions, with functional annotation of human proteins like subcellular localization, tissue-expression, KEGG pathways, and Gene ontology information. We believe HuCoPIA will serve as an invaluable resource to diverse experimental biologists, and will help to advance the research in better understanding the mechanism of betacoronaviruses.

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