6ACG

Trypsin-cleaved and low pH-treated SARS-CoV spike glycoprotein and ACE2 complex, ACE2-bound conformation 1


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 5.40 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Cryo-EM structure of the SARS coronavirus spike glycoprotein in complex with its host cell receptor ACE2.

Song, W.Gui, M.Wang, X.Xiang, Y.

(2018) PLoS Pathog 14: e1007236-e1007236

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007236
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6ACC, 6ACD, 6ACG, 6ACJ, 6ACK

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The trimeric SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) surface spike (S) glycoprotein consisting of three S1-S2 heterodimers binds the cellular receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and mediates fusion of the viral and cellular membranes through a pre- to postfusion conformation transition. Here, we report the structure of the SARS-CoV S glycoprotein in complex with its host cell receptor ACE2 revealed by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). The complex structure shows that only one receptor-binding domain of the trimeric S glycoprotein binds ACE2 and adopts a protruding "up" conformation. In addition, we studied the structures of the SARS-CoV S glycoprotein and its complexes with ACE2 in different in vitro conditions, which may mimic different conformational states of the S glycoprotein during virus entry. Disassociation of the S1-ACE2 complex from some of the prefusion spikes was observed and characterized. We also characterized the rosette-like structures of the clustered SARS-CoV S2 trimers in the postfusion state observed on electron micrographs. Structural comparisons suggested that the SARS-CoV S glycoprotein retains a prefusion architecture after trypsin cleavage into the S1 and S2 subunits and acidic pH treatment. However, binding to the receptor opens up the receptor-binding domain of S1, which could promote the release of the S1-ACE2 complex and S1 monomers from the prefusion spike and trigger the pre- to postfusion conformational transition.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Protein Science, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Spike glycoprotein
A, B, C
1,203Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: S2
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2603Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: ACE2UNQ868/PRO1885
EC: 3.4.17.23
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Find proteins for Q9BYF1 (Homo sapiens)
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PHAROS:  Q9BYF1
GTEx:  ENSG00000130234 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 5.40 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
RECONSTRUCTIONRELION1.4

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-08-08
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-08-22
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-11-06
    Changes: Data collection, Other