7KJR
Cryo-EM structure of SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a
Summary for 7KJR
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb7kjr/pdb |
| Related | 6XDC |
| EMDB information | 22136 22898 |
| Descriptor | ORF3a protein, Apolipoprotein A-I, 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, ... (4 entities in total) |
| Functional Keywords | sars-cov-2, coronavirus, transport protein, viral protein, viroporin, membrane protein |
| Biological source | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (2019-nCoV) More |
| Total number of polymer chains | 4 |
| Total formula weight | 115115.23 |
| Authors | Kern, D.M.,Hoel, C.M.,Kotecha, A.,Brohawn, S.G. (deposition date: 2020-10-26, release date: 2020-11-18, Last modification date: 2024-05-29) |
| Primary citation | Kern, D.M.,Sorum, B.,Mali, S.S.,Hoel, C.M.,Sridharan, S.,Remis, J.P.,Toso, D.B.,Kotecha, A.,Bautista, D.M.,Brohawn, S.G. Cryo-EM structure of SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a in lipid nanodiscs. Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol., 28:573-582, 2021 Cited by PubMed Abstract: SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a is a putative viral ion channel implicated in autophagy inhibition, inflammasome activation and apoptosis. 3a protein and anti-3a antibodies are found in infected patient tissues and plasma. Deletion of 3a in SARS-CoV-1 reduces viral titer and morbidity in mice, suggesting it could be an effective target for vaccines or therapeutics. Here, we present structures of SARS-CoV-2 3a determined by cryo-EM to 2.1-Å resolution. 3a adopts a new fold with a polar cavity that opens to the cytosol and membrane through separate water- and lipid-filled openings. Hydrophilic grooves along outer helices could form ion-conduction paths. Using electrophysiology and fluorescent ion imaging of 3a-reconstituted liposomes, we observe Ca-permeable, nonselective cation channel activity, identify mutations that alter ion permeability and discover polycationic inhibitors of 3a activity. 3a-like proteins are found across coronavirus lineages that infect bats and humans, suggesting that 3a-targeted approaches could treat COVID-19 and other coronavirus diseases. PubMed: 34158638DOI: 10.1038/s41594-021-00619-0 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (2.08 Å) |
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