汉坦病毒糖蛋白四聚体的高分辨率原位结构

High-resolution in situ structures of hantavirus glycoprotein tetramers.

作者信息

Guo Luqiang, McFadden Elizabeth, Slough Megan M, Stone E Taylor, Berrigan Jacob, Mittler Eva, Hatzakis Kiara, Hinkley Troy, Kain Heather S, Ke Zunlong, Warner Nikole L, Erasmus Jesse H, Chandran Kartik, McLellan Jason S

机构信息

Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.

出版信息

bioRxiv. 2025 Jun 18:2025.06.17.660152. doi: 10.1101/2025.06.17.660152.

Abstract

New World hantaviruses cause severe infections in humans, with case fatality rates approaching 40%. Previous structural studies have advanced our understanding of hantavirus glycoprotein architecture and function, however, the lack of high-resolution in situ structures of the glycoprotein tetramer and its lattice organization has limited mechanistic insights into viral assembly, entry, and antigenicity. Here, we leveraged a virus-like particle (VLP) system to establish a cryo-electron microscopy workflow for lattice-forming viral glycoproteins. This enabled the determination of a 2.35 Å resolution structure of the membrane-embedded Andes virus (ANDV) glycoprotein tetramer, as well as structures of dimers of tetramers and a complex with antibody ADI-65534. These structures reveal previously uncharacterized features of glycoprotein organization, stability, and pH-sensing. Immunization of mice with self-amplifying replicon RNA (repRNA) encoding ANDV-VLPs elicited high levels of glycoprotein-binding antibodies but equivalent titers of neutralizing antibodies compared to repRNA-encoded native ANDV glycoprotein complex. Collectively, these findings advance our understanding of hantavirus glycoprotein assemblies and their function, laying a foundation for structure-based vaccine design efforts.

摘要

新大陆汉坦病毒可导致人类严重感染,病死率接近40%。以往的结构研究增进了我们对汉坦病毒糖蛋白结构和功能的理解,然而,糖蛋白四聚体及其晶格组织缺乏高分辨率原位结构,限制了对病毒组装、进入和抗原性的机制性认识。在此,我们利用病毒样颗粒(VLP)系统建立了一种用于形成晶格的病毒糖蛋白的冷冻电子显微镜工作流程。这使得我们能够确定膜嵌入的安第斯病毒(ANDV)糖蛋白四聚体的2.35 Å分辨率结构,以及四聚体二聚体和与抗体ADI-65534的复合物的结构。这些结构揭示了糖蛋白组织、稳定性和pH感知方面以前未被表征的特征。用编码ANDV-VLPs的自扩增复制子RNA(repRNA)免疫小鼠,与repRNA编码的天然ANDV糖蛋白复合物相比,引发了高水平的糖蛋白结合抗体,但中和抗体滴度相当。总体而言,这些发现增进了我们对汉坦病毒糖蛋白组装及其功能的理解,为基于结构的疫苗设计工作奠定了基础。

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