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HR1 domain from HCoV-OC43 in complex with a pan-CoV inhibitor EK1
Structural highlights
FunctionSPIKE_CVHOC S1 attaches the virion to the cell membrane by interacting with sialic acid-containing cell receptors, initiating the infection. Attaches the virion to the cell membrane by interacting with host receptor, initiating the infection.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_04099] Mediates fusion of the virion and cellular membranes by acting as a class I viral fusion protein. Under the current model, the protein has at least three conformational states: pre-fusion native state, pre-hairpin intermediate state, and post-fusion hairpin state. During viral and target cell membrane fusion, the coiled coil regions (heptad repeats) assume a trimer-of-hairpins structure, positioning the fusion peptide in close proximity to the C-terminal region of the ectodomain. The formation of this structure appears to drive apposition and subsequent fusion of viral and target cell membranes.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_04099] Acts as a viral fusion peptide which is unmasked following S2 cleavage occurring upon virus endocytosis.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_04099] Publication Abstract from PubMedHuman coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43) is usually associated with common colds, but also related to severe disease in the frail. Its envelope glycoproteins spike (S) is responsible for host-cell attachment and membrane fusion. To understand the molecular basis of membrane fusion of HCoV-OC43, we solved the 3.34 A crystal structure of the post-fusion state formed by two heptad repeat domains (HR1P and HR2P) of OC43-S. This fusion core comprises a parallel trimeric coiled coil of three HR1 helices with 61 A at length, around which three HR2 helices are entwined in an antiparallel manner, as anticipated. Moreover, a pan-CoV fusion inhibitor EK1 derived from OC43-HR2P was also crystalized with OC43-HR1P in the resolution of 2.71 A. Parallel comparisons rationalize the design of EK1, maintaining various hydrophobic and charged or hydrophilic interactions formed in the initial fusion core to stabilize the overall conformation. Together, our results not only reveal the critical intrahelical and interhelical interactions underlying the mechanism of action of OC43-S fusion, but also help our understanding on the mechanism of HCoV-OC43 inhibition by analogue HR2 mimic peptide. Structures of HCoV-OC43 HR1 Domain in Complex with Cognate HR2 or Analogue EK1 Peptide.,He X, Liu H, Yang G, Yan L Viruses. 2025 Feb 28;17(3):343. doi: 10.3390/v17030343. PMID:40143271[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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