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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2019

Structures of MERS-CoV spike glycoprotein in complex with sialoside attachment receptors.

Young-Jun Park, Alexandra C Walls, Zhaoqian Wang, Maximillian M Sauer, Wentao Li, M Alejandra Tortorici, Berend-Jan Bosch, Frank DiMaio, David Veesler

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 171 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

171 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Young-Jun Park *Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Alexandra C Walls *Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Zhaoqian Wang *Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Maximillian M SauerDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Wentao LiVirology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
M Alejandra TortoriciDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2260-2577
Berend-Jan BoschVirology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Frank DiMaioDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
David VeeslerDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. dveesler@uw.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6019-8675

Funding

Protein structure determination from low-resolution experimental dataR01GM123089 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI DIMAIO, FRANK P · 2017 to 2025
$2.6M
Structural Studies of Coronavirus Fusion ProteinsR01GM120553 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI VEESLER, DAVID · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201700059CNIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120553NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM123089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes severe and often lethal respiratory illness in humans, and no vaccines or specific treatments are available. Infections are initiated via binding of the MERS-CoV spike (S) glycoprotein to sialosides and dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (the attachment and entry receptors, respectively). To understand MERS-CoV engagement of sialylated receptors, we determined the cryo-EM structures of S in complex with 5-N-acetyl neuraminic acid, 5-N-glycolyl neuraminic acid, sialyl-Lewis

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Binding SitesCarbohydrate ConformationCryoelectron MicroscopyDipeptidyl Peptidase 4Hemagglutination, ViralHumansMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein DomainsProtein Interaction MappingSialic AcidsSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusStructure-Activity RelationshipDipeptidyl Peptidase 4DPP4 protein, humanSialic AcidsSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus

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PMID31792450
PMCPMC7097669

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