+Search query
-Structure paper
Title | Structural diversity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike. |
---|---|
Journal, issue, pages | bioRxiv, Year 2022 |
Publish date | Jan 26, 2022 |
Authors | Sophie M-C Gobeil / Rory Henderson / Victoria Stalls / Katarzyna Janowska / Xiao Huang / Aaron May / Micah Speakman / Esther Beaudoin / Kartik Manne / Dapeng Li / Rob Parks / Maggie Barr / Margaret Deyton / Mitchell Martin / Katayoun Mansouri / Robert J Edwards / Gregory D Sempowski / Kevin O Saunders / Kevin Wiehe / Wilton Williams / Bette Korber / Barton F Haynes / Priyamvada Acharya |
PubMed Abstract | Aided by extensive spike protein mutation, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant overtook the previously dominant Delta variant. Spike conformation plays an essential role in SARS-CoV-2 evolution via ...Aided by extensive spike protein mutation, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant overtook the previously dominant Delta variant. Spike conformation plays an essential role in SARS-CoV-2 evolution via changes in receptor binding domain (RBD) and neutralizing antibody epitope presentation affecting virus transmissibility and immune evasion. Here, we determine cryo-EM structures of the Omicron and Delta spikes to understand the conformational impacts of mutations in each. The Omicron spike structure revealed an unusually tightly packed RBD organization with long range impacts that were not observed in the Delta spike. Binding and crystallography revealed increased flexibility at the functionally critical fusion peptide site in the Omicron spike. These results reveal a highly evolved Omicron spike architecture with possible impacts on its high levels of immune evasion and transmissibility. |
External links | bioRxiv / PubMed:35118469 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.06 - 3.96 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-25880, PDB-7tge: EMDB-25893, PDB-7the: EMDB-25986, PDB-7tlb: EMDB-26600: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-BA.1 2-RBD up Spike Protein Trimer without the P986-P987 stabilizing mutations (S-GSAS-Omicron-BA.1) |
Chemicals | ChemComp-NAG: |
Source |
|
Keywords | VIRAL PROTEIN / Omicron Spike protein / SARS-CoV-2 / variant of concern / 1-down / VIRAL PROTEIN/IMMUNE SYSTEM / RBD / Fab / VIRAL PROTEIN-IMMUNE SYSTEM complex / Spike / Fusion Protein |