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| Title | Mutating a flexible region of the RSV F protein can stabilize the prefusion conformation. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Science, Vol. 385, Issue 6716, Page 1484-1491, Year 2024 |
| Publish date | Sep 27, 2024 |
Authors | Yu Liang / Shuai Shao / Xin Yu Li / Zi Xin Zhao / Ning Liu / Zhao Ming Liu / Fu Jie Shen / Hao Zhang / Jun Wei Hou / Xue Feng Zhang / Yu Qin Jin / Li Fang Du / Xin Li / Jing Zhang / Ji Guo Su / Qi Ming Li / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion (F) glycoprotein is highly immunogenic in its prefusion (pre-F) conformation. However, the protein is unstable, and its conformation must be stabilized ...The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion (F) glycoprotein is highly immunogenic in its prefusion (pre-F) conformation. However, the protein is unstable, and its conformation must be stabilized for it to function effectively as an immunogen in vaccines. We present a mutagenesis strategy to arrest the RSV F protein in its pre-F state by blocking localized changes in protein structure that accompany large-scale conformational rearrangements. We generated a series of mutants and screened them in vitro to assess their potential for forming a stable pre-F. In animals, the immunogenicity of a representative mutant F protein, with a conformation confirmed by cryo-electron microscopy, elicited levels of neutralizing antibodies and protection against RSV-induced lung damage that were comparable to those of DS-Cav1, a pre-F used in a licensed vaccine. |
External links | Science / PubMed:39325881 |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.4 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-39188, PDB-8ye3: |
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Keywords | VIRAL PROTEIN / RSV / Fusion Glycoprotein / Pre-fusion |
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