Download MendeleyX-ray structure of a minor group human rhinovirus bound to a fragment of its cellular receptor protein
Verdaguer, N., Fita, I., Reithmayer, M., Moser, R., Blaas, D.(2004) Nat Struct Mol Biol 11: 429-434
- PubMed: 15064754
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb753
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1V9U - PubMed Abstract:
Although many viral receptors have been identified, the ways in which they interact with their cognate viruses are not understood at the molecular level. We have determined the X-ray structure of a complex between calcium-containing modules of the very low-density lipoprotein receptor and the minor group human rhinovirus HRV2. The receptor binds close to the icosahedral five-fold vertex, with only one module per virus protomer. The binding face of this module is defined by acidic calcium-chelating residues and, in particular, by an exposed tryptophan that is highly conserved. The attachment site on the virus involves only residues from VP1, particularly a lysine strictly conserved in all minor group HRVs. The disposition of the attached ligand-binding repeats around the five-fold axis, together with the proximity of the N- and C-terminal ends of adjacent modules, suggests that more than one repeat in a single receptor molecule might attach simultaneously.
Organizational Affiliation:
Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Jordi Girona 18-26, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain. nvmcri@ibmb.csis.es
