奇孔古尼亚病毒E1融合环膜相互作用:保存残留物和浅插入
Naresh Kumar Gudigamolla1, Birupaksha Das1, Preeti Pragya Panda1
1School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, An Off-Campus Center of Homi Bhabha National Institute PO Jatni, Khorda, Odisha 752050, INDIA.
第二类病毒融合蛋白,如 chikungunya virus E1,通过保存的甘氨酸和酸残留物使用浅层膜插入来破坏脂质二层的稳定,并介导病毒的进入.
科学领域:
- 病毒学 病毒学
- 结构生物学 结构生物学
- 膜生物物理学 膜生物物理学
背景情况:
- 病毒融合蛋白调解膜融合,使包裹病毒进入.
- 一类融合蛋白具有良好的融合的特征,但二类融合循环仍然不太了解.
- 奇孔古尼亚病毒 (CHIKV) E1糖蛋白是一种II类融合蛋白.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究CHIKV E1核聚变循环的保存序列和结构特征.
- 阐明通过II类聚变环来促进膜相互作用和聚变的机制.
主要方法:
- 分子动力学 (MD) 模拟 (原子化和粗粒度)
- 保存残留物的突变分析 (G83,W89)
- 取决于深度的光火 (抛物线方法)
- 脂质细胞融合试验测试
- 兰木尔单层实验的实验
主要成果:
- 对比分析在II类核聚变循环中发现了保存的N终端甘氨酸和循环末端三.
- MD模拟显示了E1聚变环的浅插入和倾斜的界面方向,通过键稳定.
- 托方光灭证实了Trp89在脂质头组-链边界的局部化.
- G83A突变取消了膜插入和融合;W89A突变保持了接近野生类型的活动.
- 蛋白质E1改变了脂质包装,对W89A突变的效果降低,表明G83和W89对膜不稳定性的贡献.
结论:
- 二级核聚变环使用浅层,由保存残留物 (例如G83,W89) 介导的界面定.
- 这种结合模式扰乱了脂质组织,促进了融合.
- 第二类融合机制不同于第一类融合蛋白的更深入的化物.
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