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==Structure of Respiratory Syncytial Virus F protein head domain==
<StructureSection load='4ccf' size='340' side='right'caption='[[4ccf]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.65&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[4ccf]] is a 6 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_syncytial_virus Respiratory syncytial virus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=4CCF OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4CCF FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.65&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4ccf FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4ccf OCA], [https://pdbe.org/4ccf PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4ccf RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4ccf PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=4ccf ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/FUS_HRSVA FUS_HRSVA] Class I viral fusion protein. Under the current model, the protein has at least 3 conformational states: pre-fusion native state, pre-hairpin intermediate state, and post-fusion hairpin state. During viral and plasma cell membrane fusion, the heptad repeat (HR) regions 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 plasma cell membranes. Directs fusion of viral and cellular membranes leading to delivery of the nucleocapsid into the cytoplasm. This fusion is pH independent and occurs directly at the outer cell membrane. The trimer of F1-F2 (protein F) interacts with glycoprotein G at the virion surface. Upon binding of G to heparan sulfate, the hydrophobic fusion peptide is unmasked and interacts with the cellular membrane, inducing the fusion between host cell and virion membranes. Notably, RSV fusion protein is able to interact directly with heparan sulfate and therefore actively participates in virus attachment. Furthermore, the F2 subunit was identifed as the major determinant of RSV host cell specificity. Later in infection, proteins F expressed at the plasma membrane of infected cells mediate fusion with adjacent cells to form syncytia, a cytopathic effect that could lead to tissue necrosis. The fusion protein is also able to trigger p53-dependent apoptosis.<ref>PMID:12663767</ref> <ref>PMID:18216092</ref> 
== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Respiratory syncytial virus]]
[[Category: Peat TS]]