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Structural basis for the in vitro efficacy of nirmatrelvir against SARS-CoV-2 variants

S.E. Greasley, Stephen Noell, Olga Plotnikova, Rose Ann Ferre, Wei Liu, Ben Bolaños, Kimberly F. Fennell, Jennifer Nicki, Timothy K. Craig, Yuao Zhu, Al Stewart, Claire M. Steppan

2022Journal of Biological Chemistry175 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a public health threat with emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2. Nirmatrelvir (PF-07321332) is a reversible, covalent inhibitor targeting the main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 and the active protease inhibitor in PAXLOVID (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets). However, the efficacy of nirmatrelvir is underdetermined against evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants. Here, we evaluated the in vitro catalytic activity and potency of nirmatrelvir against the Mpro of prevalent variants of concern (VOCs) or variants of interest (VOIs): Alpha (α, B.1.1.7), Beta (β, B.1.351), Delta (δ, B1.617.2), Gamma (γ, P.1), Lambda (λ, B.1.1.1.37/C37), Omicron (ο, B.1.1.529), as well as the original Washington or wildtype strain. These VOCs/VOIs carry prevalent mutations at varying frequencies in the Mpro specifically for α, β, γ (K90R), λ (G15S), and ο (P132H). In vitro biochemical enzymatic assay characterization of the enzyme kinetics of the mutant Mpros demonstrates that they are catalytically comparable to wildtype. We found that nirmatrelvir has similar potency against each mutant Mpro including P132H that is observed in the Omicron variant with a Ki of 0.635 nM as compared to a Ki of 0.933 nM for wildtype. The molecular basis for these observations were provided by solution-phase structural dynamics and structural determination of nirmatrelvir bound to the ο, λ, and β Mpro at 1.63 to 2.09 Å resolution. These in vitro data suggest that PAXLOVID has the potential to maintain plasma concentrations of nirmatrelvir many-fold times higher than the amount required to stop the SARS-CoV-2 VOC/VOI, including Omicron, from replicating in cells. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a public health threat with emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2. Nirmatrelvir (PF-07321332) is a reversible, covalent inhibitor targeting the main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 and the active protease inhibitor in PAXLOVID (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets). However, the efficacy of nirmatrelvir is underdetermined against evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants. Here, we evaluated the in vitro catalytic activity and potency of nirmatrelvir against the Mpro of prevalent variants of concern (VOCs) or variants of interest (VOIs): Alpha (α, B.1.1.7), Beta (β, B.1.351), Delta (δ, B1.617.2), Gamma (γ, P.1), Lambda (λ, B.1.1.1.37/C37), Omicron (ο, B.1.1.529), as well as the original Washington or wildtype strain. These VOCs/VOIs carry prevalent mutations at varying frequencies in the Mpro specifically for α, β, γ (K90R), λ (G15S), and ο (P132H). In vitro biochemical enzymatic assay characterization of the enzyme kinetics of the mutant Mpros demonstrates that they are catalytically comparable to wildtype. We found that nirmatrelvir has similar potency against each mutant Mpro including P132H that is observed in the Omicron variant with a Ki of 0.635 nM as compared to a Ki of 0.933 nM for wildtype. The molecular basis for these observations were provided by solution-phase structural dynamics and structural determination of nirmatrelvir bound to the ο, λ, and β Mpro at 1.63 to 2.09 Å resolution. These in vitro data suggest that PAXLOVID has the potential to maintain plasma concentrations of nirmatrelvir many-fold times higher than the amount required to stop the SARS-CoV-2 VOC/VOI, including Omicron, from replicating in cells. New viral infectious diseases are emerging and have caused major public health crises in recent years. Reported examples in the last 20 years include severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), H1N1 influenza, the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Ebola virus disease, and Zika virus (1Majumder J. Minko T. Recent developments on therapeutic and diagnostic approaches for COVID-19.AAPS J. 2021; 23: 14Crossref PubMed Scopus (125) Google Scholar). The world continues to grapple with a global pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 that was initially reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 31, 2019 (2Zhou P. Yang X.L. Wang X.G. Hu B. Zhang L. Zhang W. Si H.R. Zhu B. J. with a coronavirus of PubMed Scopus Google Scholar). the virus as the severe acute respiratory syndrome to with the at the of the viral as a public health of concern of the on of severe acute respiratory and PubMed Scopus Google and as a of SARS-CoV-2 have emerging and the world the of the COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 is and each virus with a is a The as well as public health variants that COVID-19 for to global public health and as variants variants of interest variants of concern and variants of of the has and and have as is a infectious coronavirus that be in COVID-19 have for have to be or be as to be to coronavirus 2019 L. B. L. SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor for the of 2021; PubMed Scopus Google main protease to as is a protease that is for the of the and by the SARS-CoV-2 The protease these that are for viral L. B. L. 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The world continues to grapple with a global pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 that was initially reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on December 31, 2019 (2Zhou P. Yang X.L. Wang X.G. Hu B. Zhang L. Zhang W. Si H.R. Zhu B. J. with a coronavirus of PubMed Scopus Google Scholar). the virus as the severe acute respiratory syndrome to with the at the of the viral as a public health of concern of the on of severe acute respiratory and PubMed Scopus Google and as a of SARS-CoV-2 have emerging and the world the of the COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 is and each virus with a is a The as well as public health variants that COVID-19 for to global public health and as variants variants of interest variants of concern and variants of of the has and and have as SARS-CoV-2 is a infectious coronavirus that be in COVID-19 have for have to be or be as to be to coronavirus 2019 L. B. L. SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor for the of 2021; PubMed Scopus Google Scholar). 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SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor for the of 2021; PubMed Scopus Google Scholar). we on the catalytic activity of observed Mpro mutations in SARS-CoV-2 VOC/VOI, in vitro efficacy of nirmatrelvir against these mutant the solution-phase structural and of nirmatrelvir bound to the Mpros from β, λ, and wildtype Mpro from the original Washington variant and SARS-CoV-2 Mpro were and to as by a with a of for a of each and the and P132H Mpro to be by Mpro assay was to enzyme catalytic activity by of the at varying concentrations L. B. L. SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor for the of 2021; PubMed Scopus Google B. L. J. 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