Crystal Structure of Venezuelan Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Fusion Glycoprotein Reveals a Class 1 Post-Fusion Architecture with Extensive Glycosylation.
Parsy, M., Harlos, K., Huiskonen, J.T., Bowden, T.A.(2013) J Virol 87: 13070
- PubMed: 24049182 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.02298-13
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4C53 - PubMed Abstract: 
Guanarito virus (GTOV) is an emergent and deadly pathogen. We present the crystal structure of the glycosylated GTOV fusion glycoprotein to 4.1-Å resolution in the postfusion conformation. Our structure reveals a classical six-helix bundle and presents direct verification that New World arenaviruses exhibit class I viral membrane fusion machinery. The structure provides visualization of an N-linked glycocalyx coat, and consideration of glycan dynamics reveals extensive coverage of the underlying protein surface, following virus-host membrane fusion.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.