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Title | Conformational dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 trimeric spike glycoprotein in complex with receptor ACE2 revealed by cryo-EM. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Sci Adv, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Year 2021 |
Publish date | Jan 1, 2021 |
Authors | Cong Xu / Yanxing Wang / Caixuan Liu / Chao Zhang / Wenyu Han / Xiaoyu Hong / Yifan Wang / Qin Hong / Shutian Wang / Qiaoyu Zhao / Yalei Wang / Yong Yang / Kaijian Chen / Wei Zheng / Liangliang Kong / Fangfang Wang / Qinyu Zuo / Zhong Huang / Yao Cong / |
PubMed Abstract | The recent outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 pose a global health emergency. The SARS-CoV-2 trimeric spike (S) glycoprotein interacts with the human ACE2 receptor to mediate viral entry into host cells. We ...The recent outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 pose a global health emergency. The SARS-CoV-2 trimeric spike (S) glycoprotein interacts with the human ACE2 receptor to mediate viral entry into host cells. We report the cryo-EM structures of a tightly closed SARS-CoV-2 S trimer with packed fusion peptide and an ACE2-bound S trimer at 2.7- and 3.8-Å resolution, respectively. Accompanying ACE2 binding to the up receptor-binding domain (RBD), the associated ACE2-RBD exhibits continuous swing motions. Notably, the SARS-CoV-2 S trimer appears much more sensitive to the ACE2 receptor than the SARS-CoV S trimer regarding receptor-triggered transformation from the closed prefusion state to the fusion-prone open state, potentially contributing to the superior infectivity of SARS-CoV-2. We defined the RBD T470-T478 loop and Y505 as viral determinants for specific recognition of SARS-CoV-2 RBD by ACE2. Our findings depict the mechanism of ACE2-induced S trimer conformational transitions from the ground prefusion state toward the postfusion state, facilitating development of anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and therapeutics. |
External links | Sci Adv / PubMed:33277323 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 2.7 - 6.0 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-30660, PDB-7df3: EMDB-30661, PDB-7df4: EMDB-30701, PDB-7dk3: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-NAG: |
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Keywords | VIRAL PROTEIN / Spike glycoprotein / coronavirus / SARS-CoV-2 virus / closed state / receptor ACE2 / COVID-19 |