Structural basis for antibody-mediated neutralization of Lassa virus

The arenavirus Lassa causes severe hemorrhagic fever and a significant disease burden in West Africa every year. The glycoprotein, GPC, is the sole antigen expressed on the viral surface and the critical target for antibody-mediated neutralization. Here we present the crystal structure of the trimeric, prefusion ectodomain of Lassa GP bound to a neutralizing antibody from a human survivor at 3.2-angstrom resolution. The antibody extensively anchors two monomers together at the base of the trimer, and biochemical analysis suggests that it neutralizes by inhibiting conformational changes required for entry. This work illuminates pH-driven conformational changes in both receptor-binding and fusion subunits of Lassa virus, illustrates the unique assembly of the arenavirus glycoprotein spike, and provides a much-needed template for vaccine design against these threats to global health..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:356

Enthalten in:

Science - 356(2017), 6341, Seite 923

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hastie, Kathryn M [VerfasserIn]
Zandonatti, Michelle A [Sonstige Person]
Kleinfelter, Lara M [Sonstige Person]
Heinrich, Megan L [Sonstige Person]
Rowland, Megan M [Sonstige Person]
Chandran, Kartik [Sonstige Person]
Branco, Luis M [Sonstige Person]
Robinson, James E [Sonstige Person]
Garry, Robert F [Sonstige Person]
Saphire, Erica Ollmann [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Analysis
Anchors
Antibodies
Antigens
Assembly
Binding
Biochemical analysis
Biochemistry
Crystal structure
Crystals
Design analysis
Fatal
Fever
Glycoprotein
Glycoproteins
Hemorrhage
Hemorrhagic disease
Hemorrhagic fever
High resolution
Inhibition
Lassa fever
Monomers
Neutralization
Neutralizing
Public health
RNA viruses
Receptors
Ribonucleic acids
Structure
Viral antibodies
Viruses

doi:

10.1126/science.aam7260

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OLC1994538074