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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2017

Crucial steps in the structure determination of a coronavirus spike glycoprotein using cryo-electron microscopy.

Alexandra Walls, M Alejandra Tortorici, Berend-Jan Bosch, Brandon Frenz, Peter J M Rottier, Frank DiMaio, Felix A Rey, David Veesler

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Alexandra WallsDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195.
M Alejandra TortoriciInstitut Pasteur, Département de Virologie, Unité de Virologie Structurale, Paris, France.
Berend-Jan BoschVirology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Brandon FrenzDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195.
Peter J M RottierVirology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Frank DiMaioDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195.
Felix A ReyInstitut Pasteur, Département de Virologie, Unité de Virologie Structurale, Paris, France.
David VeeslerDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98195.

Funding

TRAINING IN MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICST32GM008268 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KOLLMAN, JUSTIN M, ZHENG, NING · 1988 to 2023
$8.6M
Structural Studies of Coronavirus Fusion ProteinsR01GM120553 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI VEESLER, DAVID · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120553NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008268
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tremendous pandemic potential of coronaviruses was demonstrated twice in the last 15 years by two global outbreaks of deadly pneumonia. Entry of coronaviruses into cells is mediated by the transmembrane spike glycoprotein S, which forms a trimer carrying receptor-binding and membrane fusion functions. Despite their biomedical importance, coronavirus S glycoproteins have proven difficult targets for structural characterization, precluding high-resolution studies of the biologically relevant trimer. Recent technological developments in single particle cryo-electron microscopy allowed us to determine the first structure of a coronavirus S glycoprotein trimer which provided a framework to understand the mechanisms of viral entry and suggested potential inhibition strategies for this family of viruses. Here, we describe the key factors that enabled this breakthrough.

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Models, MolecularProtein MultimerizationCryoelectron MicroscopyMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusProtein Structure, QuaternarySpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusSpike Glycoprotein, Coronaviruscoronavirus spike proteincryo-electron microscopyrational vaccine designrelionrosetta

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PMID27667334
PMCPMC5192993

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