7xaz

Crystal structure of Omicron BA.1.1 RBD complexed with hACE2Crystal structure of Omicron BA.1.1 RBD complexed with hACE2

Structural highlights

7xaz is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 3Å
Ligands:	,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Publication Abstract from PubMed

The currently circulating Omicron sub-variants are the SARS-CoV-2 strains with the highest number of known mutations. Herein, we found that human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) binding affinity to the receptor-binding domains (RBDs) of the four early Omicron sub-variants (BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2, and BA.3) follows the order BA.1.1 > BA.2 > BA.3 approximately BA.1. The complex structures of hACE2 with RBDs of BA.1.1, BA.2, and BA.3 reveal that the higher hACE2 binding affinity of BA.2 than BA.1 is related to the absence of the G496S mutation in BA.2. The R346K mutation in BA.1.1 majorly affects the interaction network in the BA.1.1 RBD/hACE2 interface through long-range alterations and contributes to the higher hACE2 affinity of the BA.1.1 RBD than the BA.1 RBD. These results reveal the structural basis for the distinct hACE2 binding patterns among BA.1.1, BA.2, and BA.3 RBDs.

Structural basis of human ACE2 higher binding affinity to currently circulating Omicron SARS-CoV-2 sub-variants BA.2 and BA.1.1.,Li L, Liao H, Meng Y, Li W, Han P, Liu K, Wang Q, Li D, Zhang Y, Wang L, Fan Z, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Zhao X, Sun Y, Huang N, Qi J, Gao GF Cell. 2022 Aug 4;185(16):2952-2960.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.023. Epub , 2022 Jun 16. PMID:35809570^[1]

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References

↑ Li L, Liao H, Meng Y, Li W, Han P, Liu K, Wang Q, Li D, Zhang Y, Wang L, Fan Z, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Zhao X, Sun Y, Huang N, Qi J, Gao GF. Structural basis of human ACE2 higher binding affinity to currently circulating Omicron SARS-CoV-2 sub-variants BA.2 and BA.1.1. Cell. 2022 Aug 4;185(16):2952-2960.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.023. Epub, 2022 Jun 16. PMID:35809570 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.023

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OCA

[1] Li L, Liao H, Meng Y, Li W, Han P, Liu K, Wang Q, Li D, Zhang Y, Wang L, Fan Z, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Zhao X, Sun Y, Huang N, Qi J, Gao GF. Structural basis of human ACE2 higher binding affinity to currently circulating Omicron SARS-CoV-2 sub-variants BA.2 and BA.1.1. Cell. 2022 Aug 4;185(16):2952-2960.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.023. Epub, 2022 Jun 16. PMID:35809570 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.023

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