5IRE

The cryo-EM structure of Zika Virus

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.8 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

The 3.8 angstrom resolution cryo-EM structure of Zika virus.

Sirohi, D., Chen, Z., Sun, L., Klose, T., Pierson, T.C., Rossmann, M.G., Kuhn, R.J.

(2016) Science 352: 467-470

  • DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf5316

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The recent rapid spread of Zika virus and its unexpected linkage to birth defects and an autoimmune neurological syndrome have generated worldwide concern. Zika virus is a flavivirus like the dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile viruses. We present th ...

    The recent rapid spread of Zika virus and its unexpected linkage to birth defects and an autoimmune neurological syndrome have generated worldwide concern. Zika virus is a flavivirus like the dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile viruses. We present the 3.8 angstrom resolution structure of mature Zika virus, determined by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). The structure of Zika virus is similar to other known flavivirus structures, except for the ~10 amino acids that surround the Asn(154) glycosylation site in each of the 180 envelope glycoproteins that make up the icosahedral shell. The carbohydrate moiety associated with this residue, which is recognizable in the cryo-EM electron density, may function as an attachment site of the virus to host cells. This region varies not only among Zika virus strains but also in other flaviviruses, which suggests that differences in this region may influence virus transmission and disease.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Markey Center for Structural Biology and Purdue Institute for Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
E protein
A, C, E
504Zika virusMutation(s): 0 
N/A
Find proteins for A0A024B7W1 (Zika virus)
Go to UniProtKB:  A0A024B7W1
Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
M protein
B, D, F
75Zika virusMutation(s): 0 
N/A
Find proteins for A0A024B7W1 (Zika virus)
Go to UniProtKB:  A0A024B7W1
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
NAG
Query on NAG
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A, C, E
N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE
C8 H15 N O6
OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-FMDGEEDCSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.8 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

Funding OrganizationCountryGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesUnited StatesR01AI073755
National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesUnited StatesR01AI07633

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2016-03-30
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2016-04-06
    Type: Other
  • Version 1.2: 2016-05-04
    Type: Derived calculations
  • Version 1.3: 2017-09-13
    Type: Author supporting evidence, Data collection