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发表于 2017-11-19 11:30:12
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A glycerophospholipid-specific pocket in the RVFV class II fusion protein drives target membrane insertion
P. Guardado-Calvo1,2,*, K. Atkovska3, S. A. Jeffers1,2,†, N. Grau1,2,‡, M. Backovic1,2, J. Pérez-Vargas1,2,‡, S. M. de Boer4,§, M. A. Tortorici1,2, G. Pehau-Arnaudet5, J. Lepault6, P. England5,7, P. J. Rottier4, B. J. Bosch4, J. S. Hub3,*, F. A. Rey1,2,*
The Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is transmitted by infected mosquitoes, causing severe disease in humans and livestock across Africa. We determined the x-ray structure of the RVFV class II fusion protein Gc in its postfusion form and in complex with a glycerophospholipid (GPL) bound in a conserved cavity next to the fusion loop. Site-directed mutagenesis and molecular dynamics simulations further revealed a built-in motif allowing en bloc insertion of the fusion loop into membranes, making few nonpolar side-chain interactions with the aliphatic moiety and multiple polar interactions with lipid head groups upon membrane restructuring. The GPL head-group recognition pocket is conserved in the fusion proteins of other arthropod-borne viruses, such as Zika and chikungunya viruses, which have recently caused major epidemics worldwide.
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/358/6363/663 |
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