Antiviral Strategies Against SARS-CoV-2: A Systems Biology Approach

Erica T. Prates, Michael R. Garvin, Piet Jones, J. Izaak Miller, Kyle A. Sullivan, Ashley Cliff, Joao Gabriel Felipe Machado Gazolla, Manesh B. Shah, Angelica M. Walker, Matthew Lane, Christopher T. Rentsch, Amy Justice, Mirko Pavicic, Jonathon Romero, Daniel Jacobson

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Abstract

The unprecedented scientific achievements in combating the COVID-19 pandemic reflect a global response informed by unprecedented access to data. We now have the ability to rapidly generate a diversity of information on an emerging pathogen and, by using high-performance computing and a systems biology approach, we can mine this wealth of information to understand the complexities of viral pathogenesis and contagion like never before. These efforts will aid in the development of vaccines, antiviral medications, and inform policymakers and clinicians. Here we detail computational protocols developed as SARS-CoV-2 began to spread across the globe. They include pathogen detection, comparative structural proteomics, evolutionary adaptation analysis via network and artificial intelligence methodologies, and multiomic integration. These protocols constitute a core framework on which to build a systems-level infrastructure that can be quickly brought to bear on future pathogens before they evolve into pandemic proportions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages317-351
Number of pages35
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2452
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Funding

This research funded by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development and Seed funding programs of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (LOIS:10074,10124) and the DOE Office of Science through the National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory (NVBL), a consortium of DOE national laboratories focused on response to COVID-19, with funding provided by the Coronavirus CARES Act. This research used resources of the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) and the Compute and Data Environment for Science (CADES) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which is supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725. Figures were generated with Biorender and VMD. Erica T. Prates and Michael R. Garvin contributed equally to this work. Author Contributions: Erica Prates (Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing—original draft, review and editing), Michael Garvin (Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing——original draft, review and editing), Piet Jones (Investigation, Methodology, Writing— original draft, review and editing, visualization), J. Izaak Miller (Writing—original draft, Writing—review and editing), Kyle A. Sullivan (Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing— review and editing), Ashley Cliff (Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft, Writing—review and editing), Joao Gabriel Felipe Machado Gazolla (Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review and editing), Man-esh Shah (Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft, review and editing), Angelica M. Walker (Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft, review and editing), Matthew Lane (Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft, review and editing), Christopher Rentsch (Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft, review and editing), Amy Justice (Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft, review and editing), Mirko Pavicic (Writing—original draft, review and editing), Jona-thon Romero (Investigation, Methodology, Writing—original draft, review and editing), Daniel Jacobson (Conceptualization, Formal Analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing—original draft, Writing—review and editing). This work was also funded by the United States Government.

FundersFunder number
Compute and Data Environment for Science
National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory
United States Government
U.S. Department of EnergyDE-AC05-00OR22725
Office of Science
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Laboratory Directed Research and Development

    Keywords

    • Antiviral
    • COVID-19
    • Multiomics
    • Pandemic
    • SARS-CoV-2
    • Systems Biology

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