Novel Strategies to Combat Ebolavirus
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Peter J. Halfmann - 2008
Viral matrix proteins interact with various cellular cargo proteins from the ESCRT ... Ebolavirus VP40 possesses two overlapping late domains, PTAPPEY, in its ...- LÄHDE 2.
KTN- domeenin mutatointi. vaikutti konformaatioplastisuuteen, VP40 -oligomerisoitumiseen ja viruksen kaltaisten partikkelien (VLP) vapautumiseen , sillä modifiointi vähensi matrixproteiinin VP40 asettautumista plasmakalvoon.
Viruses. 2014 Oct 17;6(10):3837-54. doi: 10.3390/v6103837.A Loop Region in the N-Terminal Domain of Ebola Virus VP40 Is Important in Viral Assembly, Budding, and Egress.
It is well established that VP40 assembles on the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane of human cells to regulate viral budding where VP40 can produce virus like particles (VLPs) without other Ebola virus proteins present. The mechanistic details, however, of VP40 lipid-interactions and protein-protein
interactions that are important for viral release remain to be
elucidated.
Here, we mutated a loop region in the N-terminal domain of VP40 (Lys127, Thr129, and Asn130) and find that mutations (K127A, T129A, and N130A) in this loop region reduce plasma membrane localization of VP40. Additionally, using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy and number and brightness analysis we demonstrate these mutations greatly reduce VP40 oligomerization.
Lastly, VLP assays demonstrate these mutations significantly reduce VLP release from cells. Taken together, these studies identify an important loop region in VP40 that may be essential to viral egress.
Here, we mutated a loop region in the N-terminal domain of VP40 (Lys127, Thr129, and Asn130) and find that mutations (K127A, T129A, and N130A) in this loop region reduce plasma membrane localization of VP40. Additionally, using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy and number and brightness analysis we demonstrate these mutations greatly reduce VP40 oligomerization.
Lastly, VLP assays demonstrate these mutations significantly reduce VLP release from cells. Taken together, these studies identify an important loop region in VP40 that may be essential to viral egress.
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Protein Sci. 2014 Aug 26. doi: 10.1002/pro.2541. [Epub ahead of print] Conformational plasticity of the Ebola virus matrix protein.
Filoviruses
are the causative agents of a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever
with repeated outbreaks in Africa. They are negative sense single
stranded enveloped viruses that can cross species barriers from its
natural host bats to primates including humans. The small size of the
genome poses limits to viral adaption, which may be partially overcome
by conformational plasticity. Here we review the different
conformational states of the Ebola virus (EBOV) matrix protein VP40
that range from monomers, to dimers, hexamers, and RNA-bound octamers.
This conformational plasticity that is required for the viral life cycle
poses a unique opportunity for development of VP40 specific drugs.
Furthermore, we compare the structure to homologous matrix protein structures from Paramyxoviruses and Bornaviruses and we predict that they do not only share the fold but also the conformational flexibility of EBOV VP40.© 2014 The Protein Society.
Furthermore, we compare the structure to homologous matrix protein structures from Paramyxoviruses and Bornaviruses and we predict that they do not only share the fold but also the conformational flexibility of EBOV VP40.© 2014 The Protein Society.
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