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==Prefusion stabilized structure of the SARS-CoV-2 fusion machinery==
<StructureSection load='8vqa' size='340' side='right'caption='[[8vqa]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 3.50&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[8vqa]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbecovirus Sarbecovirus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=8VQA OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8VQA 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]] 3.5&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=NAG:N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE'>NAG</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=8vqa FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=8vqa OCA], [https://pdbe.org/8vqa PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=8vqa RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/8vqa PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=8vqa ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/SPIKE_SARS2 SPIKE_SARS2] attaches the virion to the cell membrane by interacting with host receptor, initiating the infection (By similarity). Binding to human ACE2 receptor and internalization of the virus into the endosomes of the host cell induces conformational changes in the Spike glycoprotein (PubMed:32142651, PubMed:32075877, PubMed:32155444). Uses also human TMPRSS2 for priming in human lung cells which is an essential step for viral entry (PubMed:32142651). Proteolysis by cathepsin CTSL may unmask the fusion peptide of S2 and activate membranes fusion within endosomes.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_04099]<ref>PMID:32075877</ref> <ref>PMID:32142651</ref> <ref>PMID:32155444</ref>   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]
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 alters the antigenicity of the immunodominant spike (S) receptor-binding domain and N-terminal domain, undermining the efficacy of vaccines and antibody therapies. To overcome this challenge, we set out to develop a vaccine focusing antibody responses on the highly conserved but metastable S(2) subunit, which folds as a spring-loaded fusion machinery. We describe a strategy for prefusion-stabilization and high yield recombinant production of SARS-CoV-2 S(2) trimers with native structure and antigenicity. We demonstrate that our design strategy is broadly generalizable to sarbecoviruses, as exemplified with the SARS-CoV-1 (clade 1a) and PRD-0038 (clade 3) S(2) subunits. Immunization of mice with a prefusion-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 S(2) trimer elicits broadly reactive sarbecovirus antibodies and neutralizing antibody titers of comparable magnitude against Wuhan-Hu-1 and the immune evasive XBB.1.5 variant. Vaccinated mice were protected from weight loss and disease upon challenge with XBB.1.5, providing proof-of-principle for fusion machinery sarbecovirus vaccines.

A broadly generalizable stabilization strategy for sarbecovirus fusion machinery vaccines.,Lee J, Stewart C, Schafer A, Leaf EM, Park YJ, Asarnow D, Powers JM, Treichel C, Sprouse KR, Corti D, Baric R, King NP, Veesler D Nat Commun. 2024 Jun 28;15(1):5496. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49656-5. PMID:38944664<ref>PMID:38944664</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: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Sarbecovirus]]
[[Category: Lee J]]
[[Category: Veesler D]]