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Title | Structure-based design of stabilized recombinant influenza neuraminidase tetramers. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 13, Issue 1, Page 1825, Year 2022 |
Publish date | Apr 5, 2022 |
Authors | Daniel Ellis / Julia Lederhofer / Oliver J Acton / Yaroslav Tsybovsky / Sally Kephart / Christina Yap / Rebecca A Gillespie / Adrian Creanga / Audrey Olshefsky / Tyler Stephens / Deleah Pettie / Michael Murphy / Claire Sydeman / Maggie Ahlrichs / Sidney Chan / Andrew J Borst / Young-Jun Park / Kelly K Lee / Barney S Graham / David Veesler / Neil P King / Masaru Kanekiyo / |
PubMed Abstract | Influenza virus neuraminidase (NA) is a major antiviral drug target and has recently reemerged as a key target of antibody-mediated protective immunity. Here we show that recombinant NAs across non- ...Influenza virus neuraminidase (NA) is a major antiviral drug target and has recently reemerged as a key target of antibody-mediated protective immunity. Here we show that recombinant NAs across non-bat subtypes adopt various tetrameric conformations, including an "open" state that may help explain poorly understood variations in NA stability across viral strains and subtypes. We use homology-directed protein design to uncover the structural principles underlying these distinct tetrameric conformations and stabilize multiple recombinant NAs in the "closed" state, yielding two near-atomic resolution structures of NA by cryo-EM. In addition to enhancing thermal stability, conformational stabilization improves affinity to protective antibodies elicited by viral infection, including antibodies targeting a quaternary epitope and the broadly conserved catalytic site. Stabilized NAs can also be integrated into viruses without affecting fitness. Our findings provide a deeper understanding of NA structure, stability, and antigenicity, and establish design strategies for reinforcing the conformational integrity of recombinant NA proteins. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:35383176 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.2 - 3.25 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-26318, PDB-7u2q: EMDB-26319, PDB-7u2t: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-NAG: |
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Keywords | VIRAL PROTEIN / Influenza / Antigen / Engineered Protein / Structural Genomics / Seattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease / SSGCID |