+Search query
-Structure paper
Title | The hepatitis C virus envelope protein complex is a dimer of heterodimers. |
---|---|
Journal, issue, pages | Nature, Vol. 633, Issue 8030, Page 704-709, Year 2024 |
Publish date | Sep 4, 2024 |
Authors | Elias Honerød Augestad / Christina Holmboe Olesen / Christina Grønberg / Andreas Soerensen / Rodrigo Velázquez-Moctezuma / Margherita Fanalista / Jens Bukh / Kaituo Wang / Pontus Gourdon / Jannick Prentoe / |
PubMed Abstract | Fifty-eight million individuals worldwide are affected by chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a primary driver of liver cancer for which no vaccine is available. The HCV envelope proteins E1 ...Fifty-eight million individuals worldwide are affected by chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a primary driver of liver cancer for which no vaccine is available. The HCV envelope proteins E1 and E2 form a heterodimer (E1/E2), which is the target for neutralizing antibodies. However, the higher-order organization of these E1/E2 heterodimers, as well as that of any Hepacivirus envelope protein complex, remains unknown. Here we determined the cryo-electron microscopy structure of two E1/E2 heterodimers in a homodimeric arrangement. We reveal how the homodimer is established at the molecular level and provide insights into neutralizing antibody evasion and membrane fusion by HCV, as orchestrated by E2 motifs such as hypervariable region 1 and antigenic site 412, as well as the organization of the transmembrane helices, including two internal to E1. This study addresses long-standing questions on the higher-order oligomeric arrangement of Hepacivirus envelope proteins and provides a critical framework in the design of novel HCV vaccine antigens. |
External links | Nature / PubMed:39232163 |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.38 - 3.55 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-19243, PDB-8rjj: EMDB-19254, PDB-8rk0: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-NAG: |
Source |
|
Keywords | VIRAL PROTEIN / Hepatitis C virus S52 E1 E2 Homodimer Structure |