Crystal structure of Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever virus fusion glycoprotein reveals a class 1 postfusion architecture with extensive glycosylation

J Virol. 2013 Dec;87(23):13070-5. doi: 10.1128/JVI.02298-13. Epub 2013 Sep 18.

Abstract

Guanarito virus (GTOV) is an emergent and deadly pathogen. We present the crystal structure of the glycosylated GTOV fusion glycoprotein to 4.1-Å resolution in the postfusion conformation. Our structure reveals a classical six-helix bundle and presents direct verification that New World arenaviruses exhibit class I viral membrane fusion machinery. The structure provides visualization of an N-linked glycocalyx coat, and consideration of glycan dynamics reveals extensive coverage of the underlying protein surface, following virus-host membrane fusion.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Arenaviruses, New World / chemistry
  • Arenaviruses, New World / genetics
  • Arenaviruses, New World / metabolism*
  • Cell Line
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Glycosylation
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, American / virology
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Viral Fusion Proteins / chemistry*
  • Viral Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Viral Fusion Proteins / metabolism*
  • Virus Internalization

Substances

  • Viral Fusion Proteins

Associated data

  • PDB/4C53