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Title | Structure of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus in complex with the LDLRAD3 receptor. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nature, Vol. 598, Issue 7882, Page 672-676, Year 2021 |
Publish date | Oct 13, 2021 |
Authors | Katherine Basore / Hongming Ma / Natasha M Kafai / Samantha Mackin / Arthur S Kim / Christopher A Nelson / Michael S Diamond / Daved H Fremont / |
PubMed Abstract | LDLRAD3 is a recently defined attachment and entry receptor for Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), a New World alphavirus that causes severe neurological disease in humans. Here we present ...LDLRAD3 is a recently defined attachment and entry receptor for Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), a New World alphavirus that causes severe neurological disease in humans. Here we present near-atomic-resolution cryo-electron microscopy reconstructions of VEEV virus-like particles alone and in a complex with the ectodomains of LDLRAD3. Domain 1 of LDLRAD3 is a low-density lipoprotein receptor type-A module that binds to VEEV by wedging into a cleft created by two adjacent E2-E1 heterodimers in one trimeric spike, and engages domains A and B of E2 and the fusion loop in E1. Atomic modelling of this interface is supported by mutagenesis and anti-VEEV antibody binding competition assays. Notably, VEEV engages LDLRAD3 in a manner that is similar to the way that arthritogenic alphaviruses bind to the structurally unrelated MXRA8 receptor, but with a much smaller interface. These studies further elucidate the structural basis of alphavirus-receptor interactions, which could inform the development of therapies to mitigate infection and disease against multiple members of this family. |
External links | Nature / PubMed:34646020 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 4.2 - 4.97 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-24116, PDB-7n1h: EMDB-24117, PDB-7n1i: EMDB-24394: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-CA: ChemComp-NAG: |
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Keywords | VIRUS LIKE PARTICLE / VEEV / viral envelope / host receptor / low-density lipoprotein receptor type-A module / LDLRAD3 / encephalitic alphavirus / Structural Genomics / Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases / CSGID / VLP |