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Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 7b54 | ||||||
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Title | VAR2CSA full ectodomain in present of plCS, DBL1-DBL4 | ||||||
![]() | VAR2CSA in presence of plCS, DBl1-DBL4,Erythrocyte membrane protein 1 | ||||||
![]() | CELL ADHESION / VAR2CSA / malaria / pfEMP1 / DBL | ||||||
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Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.1 Å | ||||||
![]() | Wang, K.T. / Dagil, R. / Gourdon, P.E. / Salanti, A. | ||||||
![]() | ![]() Title: Cryo-EM reveals the architecture of placental malaria VAR2CSA and provides molecular insight into chondroitin sulfate binding. Authors: Kaituo Wang / Robert Dagil / Thomas Lavstsen / Sandeep K Misra / Charlotte B Spliid / Yong Wang / Tobias Gustavsson / Daniel R Sandoval / Elena Ethel Vidal-Calvo / Swati Choudhary / Mette Ø ...Authors: Kaituo Wang / Robert Dagil / Thomas Lavstsen / Sandeep K Misra / Charlotte B Spliid / Yong Wang / Tobias Gustavsson / Daniel R Sandoval / Elena Ethel Vidal-Calvo / Swati Choudhary / Mette Ø Agerbaek / Kresten Lindorff-Larsen / Morten A Nielsen / Thor G Theander / Joshua S Sharp / Thomas Mandel Clausen / Pontus Gourdon / Ali Salanti / ![]() ![]() ![]() Abstract: Placental malaria can have severe consequences for both mother and child and effective vaccines are lacking. Parasite-infected red blood cells sequester in the placenta through interaction between ...Placental malaria can have severe consequences for both mother and child and effective vaccines are lacking. Parasite-infected red blood cells sequester in the placenta through interaction between parasite-expressed protein VAR2CSA and the glycosaminoglycan chondroitin sulfate A (CS) abundantly present in the intervillous space. Here, we report cryo-EM structures of the VAR2CSA ectodomain at up to 3.1 Å resolution revealing an overall V-shaped architecture and a complex domain organization. Notably, the surface displays a single significantly electropositive patch, compatible with binding of negatively charged CS. Using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations as well as comparative hydroxyl radical protein foot-printing of VAR2CSA in complex with placental CS, we identify the CS-binding groove, intersecting with the positively charged patch of the central VAR2CSA structure. We identify distinctive conserved structural features upholding the macro-molecular domain complex and CS binding capacity of VAR2CSA as well as divergent elements possibly allowing immune escape at or near the CS binding site. These observations will support rational design of second-generation placental malaria vaccines. | ||||||
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-Related structure data
Related structure data | ![]() 12018MC ![]() 7b52C ![]() 7nnhC M: map data used to model this data C: citing same article ( |
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#1: Protein | Mass: 219438.562 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() ![]() Gene: var / Production host: ![]() |
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Has protein modification | Y |
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Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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EM experiment | Aggregation state: PARTICLE / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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Sample preparation
Component | Name: VAR2CSA in presence of plCS, DBl1-DBL4 / Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: all / Source: RECOMBINANT |
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Molecular weight | Experimental value: NO |
Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() ![]() |
Source (recombinant) | Organism: ![]() |
Buffer solution | pH: 7.5 / Details: 20mM Tris pH 7.5 and 75mM KCl |
Specimen | Conc.: 0.5 mg/ml / Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES |
Specimen support | Grid material: COPPER / Grid mesh size: 300 divisions/in. / Grid type: Quantifoil R1.2/1.3 |
Vitrification | Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Cryogen name: ETHANE / Humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K |
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Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Microscopy | Model: FEI TITAN KRIOS |
Electron gun | Electron source: ![]() |
Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Cs: 2.7 mm / C2 aperture diameter: 100 µm |
Specimen holder | Cryogen: NITROGEN / Specimen holder model: FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER |
Image recording | Electron dose: 40 e/Å2 / Detector mode: COUNTING / Film or detector model: FEI FALCON III (4k x 4k) |
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Software | Name: PHENIX / Version: 1.18.2_3874: / Classification: refinement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Particle selection | Num. of particles selected: 1022972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Symmetry | Point symmetry: C1 (asymmetric) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3D reconstruction | Resolution: 3.1 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 266774 / Algorithm: BACK PROJECTION / Num. of class averages: 1 / Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atomic model building | Protocol: AB INITIO MODEL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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