Structural highlights
Function
HEMA_MEASE Attaches the virus to cell receptors and thereby initiating infection. Binding of H protein to the receptor induces a conformational change that allows the F protein to trigger virion/cell membranes fusion. May use human CD46 and/or SLAMF1 as receptors for viral entry into the cell. The high degree of interaction between H and MCP/CD46 results in down-regulation of the latter from the surface of infected cells, rendering them more sensitive to c3b-mediated complement lysis.[1] Q9GJT3_SAGOE
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Measles virus, a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide, predominantly infects immune cells using signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) as a cellular receptor. Here we present crystal structures of measles virus hemagglutinin (MV-H), the receptor-binding glycoprotein, in complex with SLAM. The MV-H head domain binds to a beta-sheet of the membrane-distal ectodomain of SLAM using the side of its beta-propeller fold. This is distinct from attachment proteins of other paramyxoviruses that bind receptors using the top of their beta-propeller. The structure provides templates for antiviral drug design, an explanation for the effectiveness of the measles virus vaccine, and a model of the homophilic SLAM-SLAM interaction involved in immune modulations. Notably, the crystal structures obtained show two forms of the MV-H-SLAM tetrameric assembly (dimer of dimers), which may have implications for the mechanism of fusion triggering.
Structure of the measles virus hemagglutinin bound to its cellular receptor SLAM.,Hashiguchi T, Ose T, Kubota M, Maita N, Kamishikiryo J, Maenaka K, Yanagi Y Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2011 Feb;18(2):135-41. Epub 2011 Jan 9. PMID:21217702[2]
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References
- ↑ Galbraith SE, Tiwari A, Baron MD, Lund BT, Barrett T, Cosby SL. Morbillivirus downregulation of CD46. J Virol. 1998 Dec;72(12):10292-7. PMID:9811778
- ↑ Hashiguchi T, Ose T, Kubota M, Maita N, Kamishikiryo J, Maenaka K, Yanagi Y. Structure of the measles virus hemagglutinin bound to its cellular receptor SLAM. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2011 Feb;18(2):135-41. Epub 2011 Jan 9. PMID:21217702 doi:10.1038/nsmb.1969
