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==Langya Virus Fusion Protein (LayV-F) in Post-Fusion Conformation==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[8fel]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langya_virus Langya virus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=8FEL OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8FEL FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 4.64&#8491;</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=8fel FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=8fel OCA], [https://pdbe.org/8fel PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=8fel RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/8fel PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=8fel ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Langya virus (LayV) is a paramyxovirus in the Henipavirus genus, closely related to the deadly Nipah (NiV) and Hendra (HeV) viruses, that was identified in August 2022 through disease surveillance following animal exposure in eastern China. Paramyxoviruses present two glycoproteins on their surface, known as attachment and fusion proteins, that mediate entry into cells and constitute the primary antigenic targets for immune response. Here, we determine cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the uncleaved LayV fusion protein (F) ectodomain in pre- and postfusion conformations. The LayV-F protein exhibits pre- and postfusion architectures that, despite being highly conserved across paramyxoviruses, show differences in their surface properties, in particular at the apex of the prefusion trimer, that may contribute to antigenic variability. While dramatic conformational changes were visualized between the pre- and postfusion forms of the LayV-F protein, several domains remained invariant, held together by highly conserved disulfides. The LayV-F fusion peptide (FP) is buried within a highly conserved, hydrophobic interprotomer pocket in the prefusion state and is notably less flexible than the rest of the protein, highlighting its "spring-loaded" state and suggesting that the mechanism of pre-to-post transition must involve perturbations to the pocket and release of the fusion peptide. Together, these results offer a structural basis for how the Langya virus fusion protein compares to its Henipavirus relatives and propose a mechanism for the initial step of pre- to postfusion conversion that may apply more broadly to paramyxoviruses. IMPORTANCE The Henipavirus genus is quickly expanding into new animal hosts and geographic locations. This study compares the structure and antigenicity of the Langya virus fusion protein to other henipaviruses, which have important vaccine and therapeutic development implications. Furthermore, the study proposes a new mechanism to explain the early steps of the fusion initiation process that can be more broadly applied to the Paramyxoviridae family.

Structures of Langya Virus Fusion Protein Ectodomain in Pre- and Postfusion Conformation.,May AJ, Pothula KR, Janowska K, Acharya P J Virol. 2023 Jun 29;97(6):e0043323. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00433-23. Epub 2023 Jun 6. PMID:37278642<ref>PMID:37278642</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Langya virus]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Acharya P]]
[[Category: Janowska K]]
[[Category: May AJ]]
[[Category: Pothula KR]]