4f23 | pdb_00004f23

Influenza A virus hemagglutinin H16 HA0 structure with an alpha-helix conformation in the cleavage site: a potential drug target

spinqualitylabelsall models 4f23, resolution 1.70Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4f23 is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Influenza a virus (a/black-headed gull/sweden/2/99(h16n3)). Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: NAG Gene: HA (Influenza A virus (A/black-headed gull/Sweden/2/99(H16N3))) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Publication Abstract from PubMed With a new serotype (H17) of hemagglutinin (HA) recently being discovered, there are now 17 serotypes (H1 to H17) of influenza A viruses in total. It is believed that HA is initially expressed as a precursor of HA0 and then cleaved into HA1 and HA2, forming a disulfide bond-linked complex, for its full function. Structural data show that a loop structure exists in the cleavage site between HA1 and HA2, and this flexible loop is crucial for the efficient cleavage of HA0. Here, the crystal structures of H16 (a low-pathogenicity avian influenza virus) in their HA0 form (H16HA0) have been solved at 1.7-A and 2.0-A resolutions. To our surprise, an alpha-helix element in the cleavage site which inserts into the negatively charged cavity with the key residue R329 hidden behind the helix was observed. In vitro trypsin cleavage experiments demonstrated inefficient cleavage of H16HA0 under both neutral and low-pH conditions. The results provide new insights into influenza A virus pathogenicity; both the relatively stable alpha-helix structure in the flexible cleavage loop and inaccessibility of the cleavage site likely contribute to the low pathogenicity of avian influenza A virus. Furthermore, compared to all of the HAs whose structures have been solved, H16 is a good reference for assigning the HA subtypes into two groups on the basis of the three-dimensional structure, which is consistent with the phylogenetic grouping. We conclude that in light of the current H16HA0 structure, the natural alpha-helix element might provide a new opportunity for influenza virus inhibitor design. Insights into Avian Influenza Virus Pathogenicity: the Hemagglutinin Precursor HA0 of Subtype H16 Has an Alpha-Helix Structure in Its Cleavage Site with Inefficient HA1/HA2 Cleavage.,Lu X, Shi Y, Gao F, Xiao H, Wang M, Qi J, Gao GF J Virol. 2012 Dec;86(23):12861-70. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01606-12. Epub 2012 Sep 19. PMID:22993148 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Hemagglutinin

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