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ArticleNature communications2025

Molecular basis of ApoER2-mediated Semliki Forest virus entry.

Bingchen Du, Xiyong Song, Bingyu Zhao, Zhibin Shi, Zaisi Liu, Shida Wang, Lili Wei, Xijun He, Juha T Huiskonen, Decheng Yang and 1 more

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Bingchen Du *State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention & Data Center for Field Scientific Observation and Research of Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1317-8249
Xiyong Song *Institute of Biotechnology, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5088-3783
Bingyu ZhaoState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention & Data Center for Field Scientific Observation and Research of Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-1977-9716
Zhibin ShiState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention & Data Center for Field Scientific Observation and Research of Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1671-3876
Zaisi LiuState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention & Data Center for Field Scientific Observation and Research of Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-0385-5465
Shida WangState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention & Data Center for Field Scientific Observation and Research of Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-2274-2627
Lili WeiState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention & Data Center for Field Scientific Observation and Research of Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-2465-4660
Xijun HeState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention & Data Center for Field Scientific Observation and Research of Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0427-6405
Juha T HuiskonenInstitute of Biotechnology, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. juha.huiskonen@helsinki.fi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0348-7323
Decheng YangState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention & Data Center for Field Scientific Observation and Research of Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, PR China. yangdecheng@caas.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1279-7136
Jingfei WangState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention & Data Center for Field Scientific Observation and Research of Animal Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, PR China. wangjingfei@caas.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The very low-density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR) and apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (ApoER2) serve as entry receptors for the Semliki Forest virus (SFV). VLDLR interacts with the SFV E1 domain III (DIII) through multiple LDLR class A (LA) domains. However, the ApoER2-mediated SFV entry mechanism remains unclear. Here, we perform biochemical and cellular results and determine the cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of SFV complexed with ApoER2 LA5 and full-length ApoER2, demonstrating that among the seven LA domains of ApoER2 isoform 1, only LA5 specifically binds to the SFV E1-DIII via a limited interface (353 Ų) and facilitates cell attachment and entry. Site-directed mutagenesis confirms the significance of the residues at the SFV-ApoER2 interface. Significantly, a soluble LA5 decoy receptor neutralizes SFV infection and protects mice from lethal SFV challenge. These findings reveal a LA5-dependent receptor engagement mechanism for SFV entry via ApoER2, distinct from VLDLR.

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Receptors, LDLReceptors, LipoproteinSemliki forest virusVirus InternalizationAnimalsCryoelectron MicroscopyHEK293 CellsHumansLDL-Receptor Related ProteinsMiceMutagenesis, Site-DirectedProtein BindingProtein DomainsLDL-Receptor Related Proteinslow density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8Receptors, LDLReceptors, Lipoprotein

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