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Conformational Flexibility in the Immunoglobulin-Like Domain of the Hepatitis C Virus Glycoprotein E2.
Vasiliauskaite, Ieva Owsianka, Ania England, Patrick Khan, Abdul Ghafoor Cole, Sarah Bankwitz, Dorothea Foung, Steven K H Pietschmann, Thomas Marcotrigiano, Joseph Rey, Felix A
Vasiliauskaite, Ieva
Owsianka, Ania
England, Patrick
Khan, Abdul Ghafoor
Cole, Sarah
Bankwitz, Dorothea
Foung, Steven K H
Pietschmann, Thomas
Marcotrigiano, Joseph
Rey, Felix A
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2017-05-16
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The hepatitis C virus (HCV) glycoprotein E2 is the major target of neutralizing antibodies and is therefore highly relevant for vaccine design. Its structure features a central immunoglobulin (Ig)-like β-sandwich that contributes to the binding site for the cellular receptor CD81. We show that a synthetic peptide corresponding to a β-strand of this Ig-like domain forms an α-helix in complex with the anti-E2 antibody DAO5, demonstrating an inside-out flip of hydrophobic residues and a secondary structure change in the composite CD81 binding site. A detailed interaction analysis of DAO5 and cross-competing neutralizing antibodies with soluble E2 revealed that the Ig-like domain is trapped by different antibodies in at least two distinct conformations. DAO5 specifically captures retrovirus particles bearing HCV glycoproteins (HCVpp) and infectious cell culture-derived HCV particles (HCVcc). Infection of cells by DAO5-captured HCVpp can be blocked by a cross-competing neutralizing antibody, indicating that a single virus particle simultaneously displays E2 molecules in more than one conformation on its surface. Such conformational plasticity of the HCV E2 receptor binding site has important implications for immunogen design.
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MBio. 2017 May 16;8(3). pii: mBio.00382-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00382-17.
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