7fdg

SARS-COV-2 Spike RBDMACSp6 binding to hACE2

spinqualitylabelsall models 7fdg, resolution 3.69Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 7fdg is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3.69Å Ligands: NAG Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed There is an urgent need for animal models to study SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity. Here, we generate and characterize a novel mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 strain, MASCp36, that causes severe respiratory symptoms, and mortality. Our model exhibits age- and gender-related mortality akin to severe COVID-19. Deep sequencing identified three amino acid substitutions, N501Y, Q493H, and K417N, at the receptor binding domain (RBD) of MASCp36, during in vivo passaging. All three RBD mutations significantly enhance binding affinity to its endogenous receptor, ACE2. Cryo-electron microscopy analysis of human ACE2 (hACE2), or mouse ACE2 (mACE2), in complex with the RBD of MASCp36, at 3.1 to 3.7 A resolution, reveals the molecular basis for the receptor-binding switch. N501Y and Q493H enhance the binding affinity to hACE2, whereas triple mutations at N501Y/Q493H/K417N decrease affinity and reduce infectivity of MASCp36. Our study provides a platform for studying SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis, and unveils the molecular mechanism for its rapid adaptation and evolution. Characterization and structural basis of a lethal mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2.,Sun S, Gu H, Cao L, Chen Q, Ye Q, Yang G, Li RT, Fan H, Deng YQ, Song X, Qi Y, Li M, Lan J, Feng R, Guo Y, Zhu N, Qin S, Wang L, Zhang YF, Zhou C, Zhao L, Chen Y, Shen M, Cui Y, Yang X, Wang X, Tan W, Wang H, Wang X, Qin CF Nat Commun. 2021 Sep 27;12(1):5654. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25903-x. PMID:34580297 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 3D structures Spike protein 3D structures

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