3sit | pdb_00003sit
Crystal structure of porcine CRW-8 Rotavirus VP8* in complex with aceramido-GM3
Structural highlights
Function[VP4_ROTP3] Spike-forming protein that mediates virion attachment to the host epithelial cell receptors and plays a major role in cell penetration, determination of host range restriction and virulence. Rotavirus entry into the host cell probably involves multiple sequential contacts between the outer capsid proteins VP4 and VP7, and the cell receptors. According to the considered strain, VP4 seems to essentially target sialic acid and/or the integrin heterodimer ITGA2/ITGB1 (By similarity). Outer capsid protein VP5*: forms the spike "foot" and "body". Acts as a membrane permeabilization protein that mediates release of viral particles from endosomal compartments into the cytoplasm. In integrin-dependent strains, VP5* targets the integrin heterodimer ITGA2/ITGB1 for cell attachment (By similarity). VP8* forms the head of the spikes. It is the viral hemagglutinin and an important target of neutralizing antibodies. In sialic acid-dependent strains, VP8* binds to host cell sialic acid, most probably a ganglioside, providing the initial contact (By similarity). Publication Abstract from PubMedRotaviruses ubiquitously infect children under the age of 5, being responsible for more than half a million diarrhoeal deaths each year worldwide. Host cell oligosaccharides containing sialic acid(s) are critical for attachment by rotaviruses. However, to date, no detailed three-dimensional atomic model showing the exact rotavirus interactions with these glycoconjugate receptors has been reported. Here, we present the first crystallographic structures of the rotavirus carbohydrate-recognizing protein VP8() in complex with ganglioside G(M3) glycans. In combination with assessment of the inhibition of rotavirus infectivity by N-acetyl and N-glycolyl forms of this ganglioside, our results reveal key details of rotavirus-ganglioside G(M3) glycan recognition. In addition, they show a direct correlation between the carbohydrate specificities exhibited by VP8() from porcine and by monkey rotaviruses and the respective infectious virus particles. These novel results also indicate the potential binding interactions of rotavirus VP8() with other sialic acid-containing gangliosides. Novel Structural Insights into Rotavirus Recognition of Ganglioside Glycan Receptors.,Yu X, Coulson BS, Fleming FE, Dyason JC, von Itzstein M, Blanchard H J Mol Biol. 2011 Sep 17. PMID:21945555[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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