Cryo-electron microscopy structures of the N501Y SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in complex with ACE2 and 2 potent neutralizing antibodies.
The recently reported "UK variant" (B.1.1.7) of SARS-CoV-2 is thought to be more infectious than previously circulating strains as a result of several changes, including the N501Y mutation. We present a 2.9-Å resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of the complex between th...
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oai:doaj.org-article:3c1f36e42d5749cfa2e5fb28488e1f6f2021-12-02T19:54:43ZCryo-electron microscopy structures of the N501Y SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in complex with ACE2 and 2 potent neutralizing antibodies.1544-91731545-788510.1371/journal.pbio.3001237https://doaj.org/article/3c1f36e42d5749cfa2e5fb28488e1f6f2021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001237https://doaj.org/toc/1544-9173https://doaj.org/toc/1545-7885The recently reported "UK variant" (B.1.1.7) of SARS-CoV-2 is thought to be more infectious than previously circulating strains as a result of several changes, including the N501Y mutation. We present a 2.9-Å resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of the complex between the ACE2 receptor and N501Y spike protein ectodomains that shows Y501 inserted into a cavity at the binding interface near Y41 of ACE2. This additional interaction provides a structural explanation for the increased ACE2 affinity of the N501Y mutant, and likely contributes to its increased infectivity. However, this mutation does not result in large structural changes, enabling important neutralization epitopes to be retained in the spike receptor binding domain. We confirmed this through biophysical assays and by determining cryo-EM structures of spike protein ectodomains bound to 2 representative potent neutralizing antibody fragments.Xing ZhuDhiraj MannarShanti S SrivastavaAlison M BerezukJean-Philippe DemersJames W SavilleKaroline LeopoldWei LiDimiter S DimitrovKatharine S TuttleSteven ZhouSagar ChittoriSriram SubramaniamPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Biology, Vol 19, Iss 4, p e3001237 (2021) |
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Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Xing Zhu Dhiraj Mannar Shanti S Srivastava Alison M Berezuk Jean-Philippe Demers James W Saville Karoline Leopold Wei Li Dimiter S Dimitrov Katharine S Tuttle Steven Zhou Sagar Chittori Sriram Subramaniam Cryo-electron microscopy structures of the N501Y SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in complex with ACE2 and 2 potent neutralizing antibodies. |
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The recently reported "UK variant" (B.1.1.7) of SARS-CoV-2 is thought to be more infectious than previously circulating strains as a result of several changes, including the N501Y mutation. We present a 2.9-Å resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of the complex between the ACE2 receptor and N501Y spike protein ectodomains that shows Y501 inserted into a cavity at the binding interface near Y41 of ACE2. This additional interaction provides a structural explanation for the increased ACE2 affinity of the N501Y mutant, and likely contributes to its increased infectivity. However, this mutation does not result in large structural changes, enabling important neutralization epitopes to be retained in the spike receptor binding domain. We confirmed this through biophysical assays and by determining cryo-EM structures of spike protein ectodomains bound to 2 representative potent neutralizing antibody fragments. |
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Xing Zhu Dhiraj Mannar Shanti S Srivastava Alison M Berezuk Jean-Philippe Demers James W Saville Karoline Leopold Wei Li Dimiter S Dimitrov Katharine S Tuttle Steven Zhou Sagar Chittori Sriram Subramaniam |
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Xing Zhu Dhiraj Mannar Shanti S Srivastava Alison M Berezuk Jean-Philippe Demers James W Saville Karoline Leopold Wei Li Dimiter S Dimitrov Katharine S Tuttle Steven Zhou Sagar Chittori Sriram Subramaniam |
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Cryo-electron microscopy structures of the N501Y SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in complex with ACE2 and 2 potent neutralizing antibodies. |
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Cryo-electron microscopy structures of the N501Y SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in complex with ACE2 and 2 potent neutralizing antibodies. |
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Cryo-electron microscopy structures of the N501Y SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in complex with ACE2 and 2 potent neutralizing antibodies. |
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Cryo-electron microscopy structures of the N501Y SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in complex with ACE2 and 2 potent neutralizing antibodies. |
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Cryo-electron microscopy structures of the N501Y SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in complex with ACE2 and 2 potent neutralizing antibodies. |
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cryo-electron microscopy structures of the n501y sars-cov-2 spike protein in complex with ace2 and 2 potent neutralizing antibodies. |
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