Human coronavirus HKU1 recognition of the TMPRSS2 host receptor

The human coronavirus HKU1 spike (S) glycoprotein engages host cell surface sialoglycans and transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) to initiate infection. The molecular basis of HKU1 binding to TMPRSS2 and determinants of host receptor tropism remain elusive. Here, we designed an active human TMPRSS2 construct enabling high-yield recombinant production in human cells of this key therapeutic target. We determined a cryo-electron microscopy structure of the HKU1 RBD bound to human TMPRSS2 providing a blueprint of the interactions supporting viral entry and explaining the specificity for TMPRSS2 among human type 2 transmembrane serine proteases. We found that human, rat, hamster and camel TMPRSS2 promote HKU1 S-mediated entry into cells and identified key residues governing host receptor usage. Our data show that serum antibodies targeting the HKU1 RBD TMPRSS2 binding-site are key for neutralization and that HKU1 uses conformational masking and glycan shielding to balance immune evasion and receptor engagement..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

bioRxiv.org - (2024) vom: 12. Jan. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

McCallum, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Park, Young-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Stewart, Cameron [VerfasserIn]
Sprouse, Kaitlin R. [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Jack [VerfasserIn]
Tortorici, M. Alejandra [VerfasserIn]
Gibson, Cecily [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Emily [VerfasserIn]
Ieven, Margareta [VerfasserIn]
Telenti, Amalio [VerfasserIn]
Veesler, David [VerfasserIn]

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Biology

doi:

10.1101/2024.01.09.574565

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

XBI042124840