Conformational changes in the Ebola virus membrane fusion machine induced by pH, Ca2+, and receptor binding

The Ebola virus (EBOV) envelope glycoprotein (GP) is a membrane fusion machine required for virus entry into cells. Following endocytosis of EBOV, the GP1 domain is cleaved by cellular cathepsins in acidic endosomes, removing the glycan cap and exposing a binding site for the Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) receptor. NPC1 binding to cleaved GP1 is required for entry. How this interaction translates to GP2 domain-mediated fusion of viral and endosomal membranes is not known. Here, using a bulk fluorescence dequenching assay and single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET)-imaging, we found that acidic pH, Ca2+, and NPC1 binding synergistically induce conformational changes in GP2 and permit virus-liposome lipid mixing. Acidic pH and Ca2+ shifted the GP2 conformational equilibrium in favor of an intermediate state primed for NPC1 binding. Glycan cap cleavage on GP1 enabled GP2 to transition from a reversible intermediate to an irreversible conformation, suggestive of the postfusion 6-helix bundle; NPC1 binding further promoted transition to the irreversible conformation. Thus, the glycan cap of GP1 may allosterically protect against inactivation of EBOV by premature triggering of GP2.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

PLoS biology - 18(2020), 2 vom: 10. Feb., Seite e3000626

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Das, Dibyendu Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Bulow, Uriel [VerfasserIn]
Diehl, William E [VerfasserIn]
Durham, Natasha D [VerfasserIn]
Senjobe, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Chandran, Kartik [VerfasserIn]
Luban, Jeremy [VerfasserIn]
Munro, James B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Calcium
Envelope glycoprotein, Ebola virus
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Journal Article
NPC1 protein, human
Niemann-Pick C1 Protein
Polysaccharides
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
SY7Q814VUP
Viral Envelope Proteins

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Date Completed 14.05.2020

Date Revised 16.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pbio.3000626

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NLM30635036X