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3KU6

Crystal structure of a H2N2 influenza virus hemagglutinin, 226L/228G

Summary for 3KU6
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb3ku6/pdb
Related3KU3 3KU5
DescriptorHemagglutinin HA1 chain, Hemagglutinin HA2 chain, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose, ... (7 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsviral envelope protein, hemagglutinin, viral fusion protein, envelope protein, viral protein
Biological sourceInfluenza A virus
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Total number of polymer chains2
Total formula weight57442.35
Authors
Xu, R.,Wilson, I.A. (deposition date: 2009-11-26, release date: 2010-01-19, Last modification date: 2021-10-13)
Primary citationXu, R.,McBride, R.,Paulson, J.C.,Basler, C.F.,Wilson, I.A.
Structure, receptor binding, and antigenicity of influenza virus hemagglutinins from the 1957 H2N2 pandemic.
J.Virol., 84:1715-1721, 2010
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PubMed Abstract: The hemagglutinin (HA) envelope protein of influenza viruses mediates essential viral functions, including receptor binding and membrane fusion, and is the major viral antigen for antibody neutralization. The 1957 H2N2 subtype (Asian flu) was one of the three great influenza pandemics of the last century and caused 1 million deaths globally from 1957 to 1968. Three crystal structures of 1957 H2 HAs have been determined at 1.60 to 1.75 A resolutions to investigate the structural basis for their antigenicity and evolution from avian to human binding specificity that contributed to its introduction into the human population. These structures, which represent the highest resolutions yet recorded for a complete ectodomain of a glycosylated viral surface antigen, along with the results of glycan microarray binding analysis, suggest that a hydrophobicity switch at residue 226 and elongation of receptor-binding sites were both critical for avian H2 HA to acquire human receptor specificity. H2 influenza viruses continue to circulate in birds and pigs and, therefore, remain a substantial threat for transmission to humans. The H2 HA structure also reveals a highly conserved epitope that could be harnessed in the design of a broader and more universal influenza A virus vaccine.
PubMed: 20007271
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02162-09
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X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.75 Å)
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