6mw9

CryoEM structure of chimeric Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus with Fab of EEEV-3 antibodyCryoEM structure of chimeric Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus with Fab of EEEV-3 antibody

6mw9, resolution 7.30Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Structural highlights 6mw9 is a 16 chain structure with sequence from Eeev and Mus musculus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Experimental data: Check Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed Alphaviruses are enveloped pathogens that cause arthritis and encephalitis. Here, we report a 4.4-A cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), an alphavirus that causes fatal encephalitis in humans. Our analysis provides insights into viral entry into host cells. The envelope protein E2 showed a binding site for the cellular attachment factor heparan sulfate. The presence of a cryptic E2 glycan suggests how EEEV escapes surveillance by lectin-expressing myeloid lineage cells, which are sentinels of the immune system. A mechanism for nucleocapsid core release and disassembly upon viral entry was inferred based on pH changes and capsid dissociation from envelope proteins. The EEEV capsid structure showed a viral RNA genome binding site adjacent to a ribosome binding site for viral genome translation following genome release. Using five Fab-EEEV complexes derived from neutralizing antibodies, our investigation provides insights into EEEV host cell interactions and protective epitopes relevant to vaccine design. Cryo-EM Structures of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Reveal Mechanisms of Virus Disassembly and Antibody Neutralization.,Hasan SS, Sun C, Kim AS, Watanabe Y, Chen CL, Klose T, Buda G, Crispin M, Diamond MS, Klimstra WB, Rossmann MG Cell Rep. 2018 Dec 11;25(11):3136-3147.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.11.067. PMID:30540945 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Antibody 3D structures